To prove the opposite of something or to disprove a claim with evidence.
From counter- + prove (from Latin probare, to test or approve). Archaic English term used in logic and law since the 16th century.
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.
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