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English to English verb
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be shown or be found to be |  | Example: She proved to be right
The medicine turned out to save her life
She turned up HIV positive
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establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment | | Example: The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound
The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture
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provide evidence for | | Example: The blood test showed that he was the father
Her behavior testified to her incompetence
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prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof | | source: wordnet30
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put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to | | Example: This approach has been tried with good results
Test this recipe
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increase in volume | | Example: the dough rose slowly in the warm room
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cause to puff up with a leaven | | Example: unleavened bread
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take a trial impression of | | source: wordnet30
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obtain probate of | | Example: prove a will
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To try or to ascertain by an experiment, or by a test or standard; to test; as, to prove the strength of gunpowder or of ordnance; to prove the contents of a vessel by a standard measure. | | source: webster1913
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To make trial; to essay. | | source: webster1913
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