Dictionary
verb : PROVES
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) 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" ;
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2. (
) 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" ;
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3. (
) provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence" ;
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4. (
) prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof ;
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8. (
) take a trial impression of ;
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9. (
) obtain probate of; "prove a will" ;
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