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disconfirm definition

dis·con·firm (dis′kən fʉrm′)

transitive verb

to declare (a theory, proposition, etc.) to be invalid

Related Forms:

  • disconfirmation dis·con′·fir·ma′·tion (-kän′fər mā′s̸hən) noun

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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