The defence will attempt to disprove the evidence given by the first witness.
Example sentence - The scientists were attempting to disprove the theory.
Yes, disprove is a synonym of belie.
I will disprove your opinion of me.
The lawyer had no argument to refute the evidence against his client. Refute means to disprove.
A sentence using "misbelief" could be: I struck out to disprove his misbelief.
I disapprove of your behaviour.(I do not approve)I can disprove that theory.(I can show that something is incorrect)
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Disprove.
The root word for "disprove" is "prove." "Dis" is a prefix added to indicate negation or reversal, changing the meaning to "prove false."
The closest word to discredit is disprove.
disprove, discredit, hypothesize, theorize
Comes from an old French word 'rebuter' meaning to 'thrust back', as in 'refute or disprove.'