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Disclaim vs Disprove - What's the difference?

disclaim | disprove |

As verbs the difference between disclaim and disprove

is that disclaim is to renounce all claim to; to deny ownership of or responsibility for; to disown; to disavow; to reject while disprove is to prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.

disclaim

English

(wikipedia disclaim)

Verb

(en verb)
  • To renounce all claim to; to deny ownership of or responsibility for; to disown; to disavow; to reject.
  • * Dryden
    • He calls the gods to witness their offence; / Disclaims the war, asserts his innocence.
  • * Farmer
    • He disclaims the authority of Jesus.
  • * 1901 , , (w, The Monkey's Paw)
  • *:"I was to say that Maw and Meggins disclaim all responsibility," continued the other. "They admit no liability at all, but in consideration of your son's services they wish to present you with a certain sum as compensation."
  • To deny, as a claim; to refuse.
  • * Milman
    • The payment was irregularly made, if not disclaimed .
  • (legal) To relinquish or deny having a claim; to disavow another's claim; to decline accepting, as an estate, interest, or office.
    • (Burrill)

    Synonyms

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    Derived terms

    * (l) (Webster 1913)

    disprove

    English

    Verb

  • To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.

    • Usage notes

    * The past participle disproven'' is often proscribed in favor of ''disproved'', unlike ''proven , which is not proscribed.

    Antonyms

    * prove

    Anagrams

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