Counterprove

/ˌkaʊntərˈpruːv/ verb

Definition

To prove the opposite of something or to disprove a claim with evidence.

Etymology

From counter- + prove (from Latin probare, to test or approve). Archaic English term used in logic and law since the 16th century.

Kelly Says

In medieval legal trials, if you were accused of witchcraft, your lawyer might counterprove your innocence through character witnesses—counterpproving wasn't just defending; it was actively establishing the opposite.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
反駁
fan-bok
ARالعربية
دحض
tadhhith
BNবাংলা
প্রত্যাখ্যান করা
pro-tya-khyan kor-a
CACatalà
contraprovar
kon-tra-pro-var
CSČeština
popřít
po-pri-t
DADansk
imodbevise
i-mod-be-vi-se
DEDeutsch
gegenbeweisen
ge-gen-be-wei-sen
ELΕλληνικά
αντιπαραθέτειν
an-ti-pa-ra-the-tein
ESEspañol
contraprobar
kon-tra-pro-bar
FAفارسی
반박
ban-pak
FISuomi
kumoa
ku-mo-a
FRFrançais
contre-prover
kɔ̃tʁə-pʁo.vɛr
GUGU
પ્રતિપ્રચાર કરવું
pra-ti-pra-char kar-vunu
HAHA
fada tsarin yada
fa-da tsar-in ya-da
HEעברית
לפרק
le-par-ke
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिवाद करना
prati-vaad karna
HUMagyar
ellenőrizni
el-len-o-ri-zni
IDBahasa Indonesia
menentang bukti
men-tan-tang bukti
IGIG
kwuo n'egwu
kwuo n'egwu
ITItaliano
confutare
kon-fu-ta-re
JA日本語
反証する
han-sho suru
KKKK
пропагандаға қарсы
pro-pa-gan-da-ga kar-sy
KMKM
ប្រឆាំងប្រកាស
bra-cha-mng pra-ka-s
KO한국어
반박하다
ban-bak-ha-da
MRMR
प्रति-प्रचार करणे
pra-ti-pra-char kar-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
menentang bukti
men-tan-tang bukti
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းဆိုချက်
pyaung-so-chet
NLNederlands
tegenbewijzen
te-gen-be-wij-zen
NONorsk
imodsbevise
i-mods-be-vi-se
PAPA
ਖ਼ਿਲਾਫ਼ ਪ੍ਰચાર
khilaaf pra-char
PLPolski
przeciwdziałać dowodom
przet-si-vvo-i-a-c-ć do-wo-dom
PTPortuguês
contraprovar
kon-tra-pro-var
RORomână
contraproba
kon-tra-pro-ba
RUРусский
противоречить
pro-ti-vo-re-chit
SVSvenska
motbevisa
mot-be-vi-sa
SWKiswahili
kupinga dhidi ya ushahidi
ku-pi-nga di-di ya u-sha-hi-di
TAதமிழ்
எதிர்த்து
e-thir-thu
TEతెలుగు
విరుద్ధంగా
vi-ru-d-d-ha-nga
THไทย
โต้แย้ง
toe-yaeng
TLTL
maglaban sa ebidensiya
ma-glab-an sa e-bi-den-siya
TRTürkçe
karşılamak
kar-şı-la-mak
UKУкраїнська
перевірити
pere-vi-riti
URاردو
مخالفت
makhālfat
VITiếng Việt
phản bác
phan bac
YOYO
àwọn ìrọ̀sọ̀
awon i-ro-so
ZH中文
反驳
fǎn bó
ZUZU
ukuthi kuphendulela propaganda
u-ku-thi ku-phen-du-le-la pro-pa-gan-da

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