Prove

[pruːv] or [pruv]

Definition

(verb.) 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'.

(verb.) prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof.

(verb.) obtain probate of; 'prove a will'.

(verb.) take a trial impression of.

(verb.) 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'.

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Definition

(v. t.) To try or to ascertain by an experiment, or by a test or standard; to test; as, to prove the strength of gunpowder or of ordnance; to prove the contents of a vessel by a standard measure.

(v. t.) To evince, establish, or ascertain, as truth, reality, or fact, by argument, testimony, or other evidence.

(v. t.) To ascertain or establish the genuineness or validity of; to verify; as, to prove a will.

(v. t.) To gain experience of the good or evil of; to know by trial; to experience; to suffer.

(v. t.) To test, evince, ascertain, or verify, as the correctness of any operation or result; thus, in subtraction, if the difference between two numbers, added to the lesser number, makes a sum equal to the greater, the correctness of the subtraction is proved.

(v. t.) To take a trial impression of; to take a proof of; as, to prove a page.

(v. i.) To make trial; to essay.

(v. i.) To be found by experience, trial, or result; to turn out to be; as, a medicine proves salutary; the report proves false.

(v. i.) To succeed; to turn out as expected.

Checker: Susie

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Demonstrate, show, manifest, confirm, establish, evidence, evince, substantiate, verify, make good.[2]. Try, test, examine, make trial of, put to the test, experiment upon, submit to the test or proof.

v. n. Turn out, be found to be.

Checker: Mortimer

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN: assay, test, establish, demonstrate, ascertain, argue, show, confirm,examine, substantiate, make_trial_of, verify, ascertain

ANT:Pass, pretermit, misdemonstrate, misindicate, refute, disprove, contradict,disestablish, neutralize

Checker: Monroe

Definition

v.t. to try by experiment or by a test or standard: to make certain: to try by suffering: to establish or ascertain as truth by argument or other evidence: to demonstrate: to ascertain the genuineness of: to experience or suffer: (math.) to ascertain the correctness of any result.—v.i. to make trial: to turn out: to be shown afterwards.—n. Prov′er.—The exception proves the rule the exception tests the rule proving its general truth.

Checked by Douglas

Examples

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