Disbelieve — Dis be*lieve , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disbelieved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disbelieving}.] Not to believe; to refuse belief or credence to; to hold not to be true or actual. [1913 Webster] Assertions for which there is abundant positive evidence are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disbelieve — (v.) 1640s; see DIS (Cf. dis ) + BELIEVE (Cf. believe). Related: Disbelieved; disbelieving; disbeliever … Etymology dictionary
disbelieve — [v] doubt discount, discredit, distrust, eschew, give no credence to, mistrust, not accept, not buy, not credit, not swallow*, question, reject, repudiate, scoff at, scorn, scout, suspect, unbelieve; concept 21 Ant. believe, trust … New thesaurus
disbelieve — ► VERB 1) be unable to believe. 2) have no religious faith. DERIVATIVES disbeliever noun … English terms dictionary
disbelieve — [dis΄bə lēv′, dis′bə lēv′] vt. disbelieved, disbelieving to refuse to believe; reject as untrue vi. to refuse to believe (in) disbeliever n … English World dictionary
disbelieve — [[t]dɪ̱sbɪli͟ːv[/t]] disbelieves, disbelieving, disbelieved 1) VERB If you disbelieve someone or disbelieve something that they say, you do not believe that what they say is true. [V n] There is no reason to disbelieve him... [V n] He had never… … English dictionary
disbelieve — /dɪsbəˈliv / (say disbuh leev) verb (t) (disbelieved, disbelieving) 1. to reject as false: I disbelieve your statement. –phrase 2. disbelieve in, to have no faith in: I disbelieve in ready made solutions. –disbelieving, adjective –disbelievingly …
disbelieve — UK [ˌdɪsbɪˈliːv] / US [ˌdɪsbɪˈlɪv] verb [transitive] Word forms disbelieve : present tense I/you/we/they disbelieve he/she/it disbelieves present participle disbelieving past tense disbelieved past participle disbelieved to not believe someone or … English dictionary
disbelieve — disbeliever, n. disbelievingly, adv. /dis bi leev /, v., disbelieved, disbelieving. v.t. 1. to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in: to disbelieve reports of UFO sightings. v.i. 2. to refuse or reject belief; have no belief. [1635 45;… … Universalium
disbelieve — verb a) Not believe. He chose to disbelieve the bad news as inconceivable. b) Actively deny a statement, opinion or perception … Wiktionary