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   prove

   /pruːv/

   verb

   • 1. demonstrate the truth or existence of (something) by evidence or argument: "the concept is difficult to prove" Similar demonstrateshowshow beyond doubtshow to be truemanifestproduce/submit proofproduce/submit evidenceestablish evidenceevincewitness togive substance todeterminedemonstrate the truth ofsubstantiatecorroborateverifyratifyvalidateauthenticateattestcertifydocumentbear outconfirmOpposite disprove
   • ▪ establish the genuineness and validity of (a will).
   • 2. demonstrate to be the specified thing by evidence or argument: "if they are proved guilty we won't trade with them"
   • ▪ be seen or found to be: "the scheme has proved a great success" Similar turn outbe foundhappen
   • ▪ demonstrate one's abilities or courage: "she displayed an ingenuousness which sprung from a yearning need to prove herself"
   • ▪ test the accuracy of (a mathematical calculation). rare
   • 3. (of bread dough) become aerated by the action of yeast; rise.
   • 4. subject (a gun) to a testing process: "firearms proved for black powder should not be used with smokeless ammunition"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French prover, from Latin probare ‘test, approve, demonstrate’, from probus ‘good’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. provability noun
   • 2. provable adjective
   • 3. prover noun

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   • In British English proved is the more common form. Look also at proven. [transitive] to use facts, evidence, etc. to show that something is true prove something They hope this new evidence will prove her innocence. ‘I know you're lying.’ ‘Prove it!’ He felt he needed to prove his point (= show other people that he was right).

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   • [intransitive, transitive] to swell (= become larger or rounder) before being baked because of the action of yeast; to leave bread dough to prove While the dough is proving, crumble the feta and chop the olives. prove something Prove the dough until it has doubled in size.

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   • Proven is a variant. The Middle English spellings of prove included preven, a form that died out in England but survived in Scotland, and the past participle proven probably rose by analogy with verbs like weave, woven and cleave, cloven. Proven was originally used in Scottish legal contexts, such as The jury ruled that the charges were not proven.

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   • [transitive] to use facts, evidence, etc. to show that something is true. prove something They hope this new evidence will prove her innocence. ‘I know you're lying.’ ‘
   • linking verb if something proves dangerous, expensive, etc. or if it proves to be dangerous, etc., you discover that it is dangerous, etc. over a period of time synonym turn out (1)
   • [transitive] to show other people how good you are at doing something or that you are capable of doing something. prove yourself to somebody He constantly feels he has to prove himself to others.
   • [transitive] to show other people that you are a particular type of person or that you have a particular quality. prove yourself + adj./ noun He proved himself determined to succeed.

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   Definitions of prove. verb. establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment. synonyms: demonstrate, establish, shew, show. see more. verb. provide evidence for. synonyms: bear witness, evidence, show, testify. see more. verb. prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof. see more. verb.

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