Verb | 1. | prove - be shown or be found to be; "She proved to be right"; "The medicine turned out to save her life"; "She turned up HIV positive" |
2. | prove - establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture" | |
3. | prove - provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence" | |
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; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe" | |
6. | prove - increase in volume; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room" Synonyms: rise | |
7. | prove - cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread" | |
8. | prove - take a trial impression of | |
9. | prove - obtain probate of; "prove a will" |