proved Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb be shown or be found to be
    turn up; turn out; prove.
    • She proved to be right
    • The medicine turned out to save her life
    • She turned up HIV positive
  2. verb establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
    shew; demonstrate; show; establish; prove.
    • The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound
    • The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture
  3. verb provide evidence for
    show; evidence; testify; bear witness; prove.
    • The blood test showed that he was the father
    • Her behavior testified to her incompetence
  4. verb prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof
    prove.
  5. verb put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
    essay; prove; try; examine; try out; test.
    • This approach has been tried with good results
    • Test this recipe
  6. verb increase in volume
    rise; prove.
    • the dough rose slowly in the warm room
  7. verb cause to puff up with a leaven
    prove; raise; leaven.
    • unleavened bread
  8. verb take a trial impression of
    prove.
  9. verb obtain probate of
    prove.
    • prove a will
  10. adjective established beyond doubt
    proven.
    • a proven liar
    • a Soviet leader of proven shrewdness

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