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prove

/pɹuv/ · 5 letters · 5 distinct letters

  1. verb

    be shown or be found to be

    She proved to be right

  2. verb

    establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment

    The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound

  3. verb

    provide evidence for

    The blood test showed that he was the father

  4. verb

    prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof

  5. verb

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

    This approach has been tried with good results

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