See Also: claustrophobe(dictionary)

disprove (iou) and claustrophobe (iou)


disprove (iou)



disprove verb trans. . LME.
[Old French desprover, formed as DIS- 2, PROVE verb.]
Prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be false or erroneous; show the fallacy or non-validity of. LME.
Disapprove of. obsolete exc. dial. LME.
Prove the falsity or error of the statement(s) of (a person). Now rare or obsolete. L16.
disprovable adjective (a) reprehensible; (b) able to be disproved, refutable: M16.
disproval noun (rare) an act of disproving, a disproof E17.
disprovement noun (rare) the action or fact of disproving, (a) disproof L16.

claustrophobe (iou)



claustrophobe adjective & noun. M20.
[Back-form. from CLAUSTROPHOBIA.]
A. adjective. = CLAUSTROPHOBIC adjective 2. rare. M20.
b. noun. = CLAUSTROPHOBIC noun. M20.