"unprove" meaning in English

See unprove in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unproves [present, singular, third-person], unproving [participle, present], unproved [participle, past], unproved [past]
Etymology: un- + prove Etymology templates: {{pre|en|un|prove}} un- + prove Head templates: {{en-verb}} unprove (third-person singular simple present unproves, present participle unproving, simple past and past participle unproved)
  1. (transitive, rare) To disprove. Tags: rare, transitive

Inflected forms

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