In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DISPROVING
Verb
disproving
present participle of disprove
Anagrams
• providings
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DISPROVE
Dis*prove", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disproved; p. pr. & vb. n. Disproving.] Etym: [Pref. dis- + prove: cf. OF. desprover.]
1. To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute. That false supposition I advanced in order to disprove it. Atterbury.
2. To disallow; to disapprove of. [Obs.] Stirling.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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