Disapprove vs. Disprove — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Disapprove and Disprove
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Disapprove
To have an unfavorable opinion of; condemn.
Disprove
Prove that (something) is false
He has given the Department of Transport two months to disprove the allegation
Disapprove
To refuse to approve; reject.
Disprove
To prove to be false, invalid, or in error; refute.
Disapprove
To have an unfavorable opinion
Disapproves of drinking.
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Disprove
To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.
Disapprove
(intransitive) To condemn; to consider wrong or inappropriate; used with of.
She disapproves of rap music because of its sometimes aggressive lyrics.
Disprove
To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.
That false supposition I advanced in order to disprove it.
Disapprove
To have or express an unfavorable opinion. en transitive or not? merge with sense 1: same thing?
Disprove
To disallow; to disapprove of.
Disapprove
(transitive) To refuse to approve; reject.
Disprove
Prove to be false;
The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories
Disapprove
To pass unfavorable judgment upon; to condemn by an act of the judgment; to regard as wrong, unsuitable, or inexpedient; to censure; as, to disapprove the conduct of others.
Disapprove
To refuse official approbation to; to disallow; to decline to sanction; as, the sentence of the court-martial was disapproved by the commander in chief.
Disapprove
Consider bad or wrong
Disapprove
Deem wrong or inappropriate;
I disapprove of her child rearing methods
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