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disbelieve

verb dis·be·lieve \-ˈlēv\

: to not believe (someone or something)

Full Definition of DISBELIEVE

transitive verb

: to hold not worthy of belief : not believe

intransitive verb

: to withhold or reject belief

— dis·be·liev·er noun

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First Known Use of DISBELIEVE

circa 1644

Related to DISBELIEVE

Synonyms: discredit, negate

Antonyms: accept, believe, credit, swallow

Rhymes with DISBELIEVE

apperceive, basket weave, by-your-leave, family leave, flutter sleeve, interleave, interweave, make-believe, misbelieve, on one's sleeve, preconceive, raglan sleeve, satin weave, semibreve, Tel Aviv, undeceive, up one's sleeve

DISBELIEVE Defined for Kids

disbelieve

verb dis·be·lieve \ˌdis-bə-ˈlēv\

dis·be·lieveddis·be·liev·ing

Definition of DISBELIEVE for Kids

: to think not to be true or real <The jury disbelieved the story.>

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