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71rationalization — n. excuse 1) a mere rationalization 2) a rationalization for (a rationalization for refusing to contribute) 3) a rationalization to + inf. (it was a rationalization to argue that increased spending would spur the economy) 4) a rationalization… …
72disprove — UK [dɪsˈpruːv] / US [dɪsˈpruv] verb [transitive] Word forms disprove : present tense I/you/we/they disprove he/she/it disproves present participle disproving past tense disproved past participle disproved to prove that something is not correct or …
73disprove — [dis pro͞ov′, dis′pro͞ov′; dis′pro͞ov΄] vt. disproved, disproved or disproven, disproving [ME disproven < OFr desprover: see DIS & PROVE] to prove to be false or in error; refute; confute disprovable adj. SYN. DISPROVE implies the presenting… …
74dis|prove — «dihs PROOV», transitive verb, proved, prov|ing. to prove false or incorrect; refute: »Experiment has disproved the old idea that heavy objects fall faster than lighter objects. A witness disproved the defendant s statements. SYNONYM(S): rebut,… …
75Agnosticism — Ag*nos ti*cism, n. That doctrine which, professing ignorance, neither asserts nor denies. Specifically: (Theol.) The doctrine that the existence of a personal Deity, an unseen world, etc., can be neither proved nor disproved, because of the… …
76By the eye — Eye Eye ([imac]), n. [OE. eghe, eighe, eie, eye, AS. e[ a]ge; akin to OFries. [=a]ge, OS. [=o]ga, D. oog, Ohg. ouga, G. auge, Icel. auga, Sw. [ o]ga, Dan. [ o]ie, Goth. aug[=o]; cf. OSlav. oko, Lith. akis, L. okulus, Gr. o kkos, eye, o sse, the… …
77Convincible — Con*vin ci*ble, a. 1. Capable of being convinced or won over. [1913 Webster] 2. Capable of being confuted and disproved by argument; refutable. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] …
78Disprovable — Dis*prov a*ble, a. Capable of being disproved or refuted. Boyle. [1913 Webster] …
79Disprove — Dis*prove , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disproved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disproving}.] [Pref. dis + prove: cf. OF. desprover.] 1. To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute. [1913 Webster] That false supposition I advanced in order to disprove …
80Disproving — Disprove Dis*prove , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disproved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disproving}.] [Pref. dis + prove: cf. OF. desprover.] 1. To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute. [1913 Webster] That false supposition I advanced in order to …
