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Prove has 12 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

The process of dough proofing.

"After letting the bread rise for an hour, I checked to see if it had proved enough before baking it."

In plain English: A proof is evidence that shows something is true beyond any doubt.

"The old letter served as proof of his identity when he tried to enter the club."

Usage: In baking, the prove refers to the specific stage where yeast dough rises before being shaped or baked. Use this term only in culinary contexts to describe that waiting period, not as a general synonym for evidence or demonstration.

Verb
1

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"

2

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"

3

provide evidence for

"The blood test showed that he was the father"

"Her behavior testified to her incompetence"

4

prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof

"The mathematician spent months trying to prove that no integer solution exists for this particular equation."

5

put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to

"This approach has been tried with good results"

"Test this recipe"

6

increase in volume

"the dough rose slowly in the warm room"

7

cause to puff up with a leaven

"unleavened bread"

8

take a trial impression of

"The technician asked me to prove my dental impression by biting down on the tray so he could check for any gaps before taking the final cast."

9

obtain probate of

"prove a will"

10

To demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for.

"The new evidence proved his innocence to everyone in the courtroom."

11

simple past tense of proove

In plain English: To prove something means to show that it is true by giving clear evidence or facts.

"The test results proved that the medicine works well."

Usage: Do not use "prove" as the past tense of "proove," because the correct past tense form is "proved." Use "prove" only when referring to demonstrating that something is true or establishing a fact.

Example Sentences
"The old letter served as proof of his identity when he tried to enter the club." noun
"The test results proved that the medicine works well." verb
"The test results proved that the new medicine works effectively." verb
"You can prove your honesty by always telling the truth." verb
"Please bring proof to prove you paid for the item last week." verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
confute
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
be confirm inform prove evaluate grow raise print authenticate
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
result prove oneself prove negate stultify attest presume adduce control float field-test

Origin

The word "prove" entered English through both Old French and Middle English, ultimately tracing back to the Latin verb probō, which meant to test or examine something. Its root lies in the Proto-Indo-European concept of being "in front" or "prominent," reflecting an original sense of showing something to be good or fit.

Rhyming Words
ove kove cove rove jove tove iove dove wove love gove hove move bove poove grove jhove clove scove trove
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