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prove Definition

• (v) be shown or be found to be; "She proved to be right"; "The medicine turned out to save her life"; "She turned up HIV positive"
• (v) establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"
• (v) provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
• (v) prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof
• (v) put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"
• (v) increase in volume; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room"
• (v) cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread"
• (v) take a trial impression of
• (v) obtain probate of; "prove a will"

prove Synonyms

• bear witness
• demonstrate
• essay
• establish
• evidence
• examine
• leaven
• prove
• raise
• rise
• shew
• show
• test
• testify
• try
• try out
• turn out
• turn up