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| 1. | [ verb ] be shown or be found to be | |
| Synonyms: | turn_out turn_up | |
| Examples: | "She proved to be right" "The medicine turned out to save her life" "She turend up HIV positive" |
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| Related terms: | be result | |
| 2. | [ verb ] establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment | |
| Synonyms: | show establish demonstrate shew | |
| Examples: | "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound" "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture" |
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| Related terms: | disprove confirm prove_oneself condemn negate stultify establishment | |
| 3. | [ verb ] establish the validity of something | |
| Synonyms: | show establish demonstrate shew | |
| Examples: | "This behavior shows his true nature" |
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| Related terms: | disprove confirm prove_oneself stultify negate stultify | |
| 4. | [ verb ] provide evidence for | |
| Synonyms: | show evidence bear_witness testify | |
| Examples: | "The blood test showed that he was the father" "Her behavior testified to her incompetence" |
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| Related terms: | inform attest adduce presume law evidence testimony testimony | |
| 5. | [ verb ] (mathematics) prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof | |
| Related terms: | demonstrate mathematics | |
| 6. | [ verb ] put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to | |
| Synonyms: | test try try_out examine essay | |
| Examples: | "This approach has been tried with good results" "Test this recipe" |
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| Related terms: | judge control field-test float trial testing examination examiner trier | |
| 7. | [ verb ] (printing) take a trial impression of | |
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| 8. | [ verb ] (food) increase in volume | |
| Synonyms: | rise | |
| Examples: | "the dough rose slowly in the warm room" |
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| Related terms: | grow | |
| 9. | [ verb ] cause to puff up with a leaven; of dough | |
| Synonyms: | leaven raise | |
| Examples: | "unleavened bread" |
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| Related terms: | raise rise | |
| 10. | [ verb ] obtain probate of, as of a will | |
| Related terms: | authenticate law | |
| Similar spelling: |
prevue preview prep provo proof probe privy Prevo Priebe prepay |
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