The phrase "disprove the idea" is grammatically correct and commonly used in written English.
It is typically used to state that something has been shown to be incorrect or untrue. Example: "Through extensive research and experimentation, scientists were able to disprove the idea that the earth was flat."
The improbability of stellar collisions doesn't, of course, disprove the idea.
And, sometimes, simply to disprove the idea that there is no progress without renewal.
Further, WAXS and DSC results disprove the idea of formation of pseudo-crystalline hydrophobic microdomains in these compounds as suggested by other authors.
"If you praise children for being clever they start shying away from hard challenges that might disprove the idea that they're clever.
Because climate naturally warms and cools on cycles lasting for decades, the observed Antarctic cooling does not disprove the idea of human-induced global warming.
In the meeting, staff members and members of the board engaged in extended discussions intended to disprove the idea that the crash was caused by sabotage.
But a recent report by the Environmental Integrity Project disproves the idea that regulations stifle economic growth.
Disproved the idea that when subatomic particles mirror each other exactly they behave identically.
He said Bird disproved the idea that tremendous players could not become great coaches.
(Gates) 'CHATAUQUA!' Unapologetically erudite, surprisingly theatrical and packed full of interesting facts, this downtown show disproves the idea that the educational and the entertaining are natural enemies (1 30).
These labs are doing a great job at disproving the idea that larger organisations are often bureaucratic and perhaps doomed to fail at innovation.
