PROVE
/pɹuːv/ ► audio Scrabble 10 Words With Friends 12
Definition
- verb be shown or be found to be.
— synonyms: turn_out, turn_up
- verb establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment.
— synonyms: demonstrate, establish, show, shew
- verb provide evidence for.
— synonyms: testify, bear_witness, evidence, show
- verb prove formally.
- verb put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to.
— synonyms: test, try, try_out, examine, essay
- verb increase in volume.
— synonyms: rise
- verb cause to puff up with a leaven.
— synonyms: raise, leaven
- verb take a trial impression of.
- verb obtain probate of.
Examples
- “I will prove that my method is more effective than yours.”
- “It proved to be a cold day.”
- “Have an exit strategy should your calculations prove incorrect.”
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