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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" |
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demonstrate,
establish,
show,
shew |
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confute,
disprove prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories"
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affirm,
corroborate,
substantiate,
confirm,
sustain,
support to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
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prove oneself show one's ability or courage
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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"
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contradict,
negate deny the truth of
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stultify cause to appear foolish; "He stultified himself by contradicting himself and being inconsistent"
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prove - prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof |
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shew,
demonstrate,
establish,
prove,
show march in protest; take part in a demonstration; "Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle"
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math,
mathematics,
maths a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
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prove - obtain probate of; "prove a will" |
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authenticate establish the authenticity of something
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jurisprudence,
law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
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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" |
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be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
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ensue,
result come about or follow as a consequence; "nothing will result from this meeting"
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prove - take a trial impression of |
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print,
impress put into print; "The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce"; "These news should not be printed"
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