prove
verb
1 prove
Be shown or be found to be:
— She proved to be right.
synonyms: turn out, turn up.
Roget 151:
happen,
occur;
take place,
take effect;
come,
become of;
come off,
comeabout†,
come round,
come into existence,
come forth,
come to pass,
come on;
pass,
present itself;
fall;
fall out,
turn out;
run,
be on foot,
fall in;
befall,
betide,
bechance†;
prove,
eventuate,
draw on;
turn up,
crop up,
spring up,
pop up,
arise,
show up,
show its face,
appear,
come forth,
cast up;
supervene,
survene†;
issue,
arrive,
ensue,
arise,
start,
hold,
take its course;
pass off
etc.
(be past)
122.
meet with;
experience,
enjoy,
encounter,
undergo,
suffer,
pass through,
go through,
be subjected to,
be exposed to;
fall to the lot of;
be one's chance,
be one's fortune,
be one's lot;
find;
endure
etc.
(feel)
821.
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Dutch: blijken
2 prove
Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment.
synonyms: demonstrate, establish, shew, show.
Roget 478:
demonstrate,
prove,
establish;
make good;
show,
evince,
manifest
etc.
(be evidence of)
467;
confirm,
corroborate,
substantiate,
verify
etc.
467,
settle the question,
reduce to demonstration,
set the question at rest.
make out,
make out a case;
prove one's point,
have the best of the argument;
draw a conclusion
etc.
(judge)
480.
follow,
follow of course,
follow as a matter of course,
follow necessarily;
stand to reason;
hold good,
hold water.
convince,
persuade
(belief)
484.
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Roget 85:
number,
count,
tally,
tell;
call over,
run over;
take an account of,
enumerate,
muster,
poll,
recite,
recapitulate;
sum;
sum up,
cast up;
tell off,
score,
cipher,
compute,
calculate,
suppute†,
add,
subtract,
multiply,
divide,
extract roots.
algebraize†.
check,
prove,
demonstrate,
balance,
audit,
overhaul,
take stock;
affix numbers to,
page.
amount to,
add up to,
come to.
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Roget 821:
feel;
receive an impression
etc.
n.;
be impressed with
etc.
adj.;
entertain feeling,
harbor feeling,
cherish feeling
etc.
n..
respond;
catch the flame,
catch the infection;
enter the spirit of.
bear,
suffer,
support,
sustain,
endure,
thole [Scot.],
aby†;
abide
etc.
(be composed)
826;
experience
etc.
(meet with)
151;
taste,
prove;
labor under,
smart under;
bear the brunt of,
brave,
stand.
swell,
glow,
warm,
flush,
blush,
change color,
mantle;
turn color,
turn pale,
turn red,
turn black in the face;
tingle,
thrill,
heave,
pant,
throb,
palpitate,
go pitapat,
tremble,
quiver,
flutter,
twitter;
shake
etc.
315;
be agitated,
be excited
etc.
824;
look blue,
look black;
wince;
draw a deep breath.
impress
etc.
(excite the feelings)
824.
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Dutch: aantonen, bewijzen, hardmaken, staven, uitwijzen
3 prove
Provide evidence for.
synonyms: bear witness, evidence, show, testify.
Roget 467:
be evidence
etc.
n.;
evince,
show,
betoken,
tell of;
indicate
etc.
(denote)
550;
imply,
involve,
argue,
bespeak,
breathe.
have weight,
carry weight;
tell,
speak volumes;
speak for itself
etc.
(manifest)
525.
rest upon,
depend upon;
repose on.
bear witness
etc.
n.;
give evidence
etc.
n.;
testify,
depose,
witness,
vouch for;
sign,
seal,
undersign†,
set one's hand and seal,
sign and seal,
deliver as one's act and deed,
certify,
attest;
acknowledge
etc.
(assent)
488.
[provide conclusive evidence]
make absolute,
confirm,
prove
(demonstrate)
478.
[add further evidence]
indorse,
countersign,
corroborate,
support,
ratify,
bear out,
uphold,
warrant.
adduce,
attest,
cite,
quote;
refer to,
appeal to;
call,
call to witness;
bring forward,
bring into court;
allege,
plead;
produce witnesses,
confront witnesses.
place into evidence,
mark into evidence.
[obtain evidence]
collect evidence,
bring together evidence,
rake up evidence;
experiment
etc.
463.
have a case,
make out a case;
establish,
authenticate,
substantiate,
verify,
make good,
quote chapter and verse;
bring home to,
bring to book.
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4 prove
Prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof.
5 prove
Put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to.
synonyms: essay, examine, test, try, try out.
Roget 463:
experiment;
essay
etc.
(endeavor)
675;
try,
try out,
assay;
make an experiment,
make a trial of;
give a trial to;
put on trial,
subject to trial;
experiment upon;
rehearse;
put to the test,
bring to the test,
submit to the test,
submit to the proof;
prove,
verify,
test,
touch,
practice upon,
try one's strength;
road-test,
test drive,
take for a spin;
test fly.
grope;
feel one's way,
grope for one's way;
fumble,
t=atonner,
aller =a t=atons [Fr.],
put out a feeler,
throw out a feeler;
send up a trial balloon,
send up a pilot balloon;
see how the land lies,
get the lay of the land,
test the waters,
feel out,
sound out,
take the pulse,
see,
check,
check out [Coll.],
see how the wind blows;
consult the barometer;
feel the pulse;
fish for,
bob for;
cast for,
beat about for;
angle,
trawl,
cast one's net,
beat the bushes.
try one's fortune
etc.
(adventure)
675;
explore
etc.
(inquire)
461.
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Dutch: proberen, testen, toetsen, uitproberen, uittesten, uitwijzen
6 prove
Increase in volume.
synonym: rise.
Dutch: rijzen
7 prove
Cause to puff up with a leaven.
synonyms: leaven, raise.
8 prove
Take a trial impression of.
9 prove
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