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Disprove vs Validate - What's the difference?

disprove | validate |

As verbs the difference between disprove and validate

is that disprove is to prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute while validate is to render valid.

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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    validate

    English

    Verb

    (validat)
  • To render valid.
  • To check or prove the validity of; verify.

    • Antonyms

    * disprove * invalidate

    Related terms

    * valid * validation * validator