1. prove - 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"
Hypernym(s): be
2. prove - 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"
Synonym(s): demonstrate, establish, show, shew
Hypernym(s): confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
Antonym(s): disprove
3. prove - verb
· provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
Synonym(s): testify, bear_witness, evidence, show
Hypernym(s): inform
4. prove - verb
· prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof
Hypernym(s): prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew
5. prove - verb
· put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"
Synonym(s): test, try, try_out, examine, essay
Hypernym(s): evaluate, pass_judgment, judge
6. prove - verb
· increase in volume; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room"
Synonym(s): rise
Hypernym(s): grow
7. prove - verb
· cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread"
Hypernym(s): raise, lift, elevate, get_up, bring_up
8. prove - verb
· take a trial impression of
9. prove - verb
· obtain probate of; "prove a will"
Hypernym(s): authenticate
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