prove
1. be shown or be found to be (Freq. 58)
- She proved to be right
- The medicine turned out to save her life
- She turned up HIV positive
• Syn:
turn out, turn up
• Hypernyms:
be
• Hyponyms:
result, ensue
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s Adjective/Noun
- Somebody ----s Adjective
- Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
- It ----s that CLAUSE
2. establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment (Freq. 45)
- The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound
- The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture
• Syn:
demonstrate, establish, show, shew
• Ant:
disprove
• Derivationally related forms:
establishment (for: establish), demonstrative (for: demonstrate)
• Hypernyms:
confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
• Hyponyms:
prove oneself, negate, contradict, stultify
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
3. provide evidence for (Freq. 6)
- The blood test showed that he was the father
- Her behavior testified to her incompetence
• Syn:
testify, bear witness, evidence, show
• Derivationally related forms:
evidence (for: evidence), testimony (for: testify), testifier (for: testify)
• Topics:
law, jurisprudence
• Hypernyms:
inform
• Hyponyms:
attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence,
presume, adduce, abduce, cite
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- Somebody ----s PP (for: bear witness)
- Somebody ----s PP (for: testify)
- They prove that there was a traffic accident
4. prove formally;
demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof (Freq. 4)
• Topics:
mathematics, math, maths
• Hypernyms:
demonstrate, establish, show, shew
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. increase in volume
- the dough rose slowly in the warm room
• Syn:
rise
• Hypernyms:
grow
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
6. cause to puff up with a leaven
- unleavened bread
• Syn:
raise, leaven
• Derivationally related forms:
leaven (for: leaven)
• Hypernyms:
raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
• Cause:
rise
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
- They prove more bread
7. put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
- This approach has been tried with good results
- Test this recipe
• Syn:
test, try, try out, examine, essay
• Derivationally related forms:
examination (for: examine), examiner (for: examine), tryout (for: try out), trier (for: try), trial (for: try), test (for: test), testing (for: test)
• Hypernyms:
evaluate, pass judgment, judge
• Hyponyms:
control, verify, float, field-test
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
8. take a trial impression of
• Hypernyms:
print, impress
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
9. obtain probate of
- prove a will
• Topics:
law, jurisprudence
• Hypernyms:
authenticate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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