prove

prove · verb

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Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Demonstrate the truth of something by evidence or argument.

  2. 2.

    Turn out to be.

  3. 3.

    (Of bread dough) Rise because of the action of yeast.

Phrases & expressions

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    prove oneself — Demonstrate one's abilities.
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    prove to be — Turn out to be.
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    the exception that proves the rule — An exception confirms that a rule exists.
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    innocent until proven guilty — A legal principle.
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    prove a point — Demonstrate that one is right.

Related words

Antonyms: disprove, refute
See also: demonstrate, disprove, evidence, show
Synonyms: demonstrate, establish, show, verify

Etymology

From Old French prover, from Latin probare ("to test, approve, prove"), from probus ("good").