prove

[ proov ]

/ pruv /

verb (used with object), proved, proved or prov·en, prov·ing.

to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.

Law. to establish the authenticity or validity of (a will); probate.

to give demonstration of by action.

to subject to a test, experiment, comparison, analysis, or the like, to determine quality, amount, acceptability, characteristics, etc.: to prove ore.

to show (oneself) to have the character or ability expected of one, especially through one's actions.

Mathematics. to verify the correctness or validity of by mathematical demonstration or arithmetical proof.

Also proof. Printing. to take a trial impression of (type, a cut, etc.).

to cause (dough) to rise to the necessary lightness.

Archaic. to experience.

verb (used without object), proved, proved or prov·en, prov·ing.

to turn out: The experiment proved to be successful.

to be found by trial or experience to be: His story proved false.

(of dough) to rise to a specified lightness: Leave covered until it has proved.

Origin of prove

1125–75; Middle English proven < Old French prover < Latin probāre to try, test, prove, approve, derivative of probus good. See probity

SYNONYMS FOR prove

1 demonstrate, confirm, substantiate, verify.

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ANTONYMS FOR prove

1 disprove.

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usage note for prove

Either proved or proven is standard as the past participle of prove : Events have proved (or proven ) him wrong. As a modifier, proven is by far the more common: a proven fact.

OTHER WORDS FROM prove

prov·a·ble, adjective prov·a·bil·i·ty, prov·a·ble·ness, noun prov·a·bly, adverb prov·en·ly, adverb

prov·er, noun half-proved, adjective half-prov·en, adjective non·prov·a·ble, adjective o·ver·prove, verb (used with object), o·ver·proved, o·ver·proved or o·ver·prov·en, o·ver·prov·ing. pre·prove, verb (used with object), pre·proved, pre·proved or pre·prov·en, pre·prov·ing. self-prov·ing, adjective sem·i·prov·en, adjective un·prov·a·ble, adjective un·proved, adjective un·prov·en, adjective un·prov·ing, adjective well-proved, adjective well-prov·en, adjective

Words nearby prove

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Example sentences from the Web for prove

The digital dating sphere can prove tricky, and bruising, for the trans user.

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Lee and Coogan did briefly meet with the pope, with pictures to prove it, but no one at the Vatican officially screened the film.

Pope Francis Has the Pleasure of Meeting Angelina Jolie for a Few Seconds |Barbie Latza Nadeau |January 8, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
But if you have a hearing and you prove that someone is mature enough, well then that state interest evaporates.

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Week after week, The Daily Beast features classic stories from the past that prove great writing is timeless.

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He did not plead guilty, and has regularly filed petitions in an effort to prove his innocence.

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This unpretentious spot of Italian soil was to prove the cradle of the revolutioniser of Italy's national music-drama.

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The historical plates published about the same time209 in Germany prove the same lively zeal in imitation.

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Sufficient has been said to prove the superiority of spiritual life over the whole aspects and manifestations of Nature.

An Interpretation of Rudolf Eucken's Philosophy |W. Tudor Jones
I only say this, Madame Flamingo, to prove to you that Grouski is none of your mock articles.

An Outcast |F. Colburn Adams
It seems to have been put upon us to prove what Christianity can do for these races.

The American Missionary -- Volume 33, No. 02, February, 1879 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for prove

prove

/ (pruːv) /

verb proves, proving, proved, proved or proven (mainly tr)

(may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to establish or demonstrate the truth or validity of; verify, esp by using an established sequence of procedures or statements

to establish the quality of, esp by experiment or scientific analysis

law to establish the validity and genuineness of (a will)

to show (oneself) able or courageous

(copula) to be found or shown (to be) this has proved useless; he proved to be invaluable

printing to take a trial impression of (type, etc)

(intr) (of dough) to rise in a warm place before baking

archaic to undergo

Derived forms of prove

provable, adjective provability, noun provably, adverb

Word Origin for prove

C12: from Old French prover, from Latin probāre to test, from probus honest

Idioms and Phrases with prove

prove

In addition to the idiom beginning with prove

prove out

also see:

exception proves the rule

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prove

verb (used with object), proved, proved or prov·en, prov·ing.

verb (used without object), proved, proved or prov·en, prov·ing.

Origin of prove

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usage note for prove

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British Dictionary definitions for prove

verb proves, proving, proved, proved or proven (mainly tr)

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prove

verb (used with object), proved, proved or prov·en, prov·ing.

verb (used without object), proved, proved or prov·en, prov·ing.

Origin of prove

SYNONYMS FOR prove

ANTONYMS FOR prove

usage note for prove

OTHER WORDS FROM prove

Words nearby prove

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verb proves, proving, proved, proved or proven (mainly tr)

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