prove 音标拼音: [pr'uv]
vt . 证明,查验,检验,勘探,显示
vi . 证明是
证明,查验,检验,勘探,显示证明是
prove v 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 " [
synonym : {
prove }, {
turn out }, {
turn up }]
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 " [
synonym : {
prove }, {
demonstrate },
{
establish }, {
show }, {
shew }] [
ant : {
confute }, {
disprove }]
3 :
provide evidence for ; "
The blood test showed that he was the father "; "
Her behavior testified to her incompetence " [
synonym :
{
testify }, {
bear witness }, {
prove }, {
evidence }, {
show }]
4 :
prove formally ;
demonstrate by a mathematical ,
formal proof 5 :
put to the test ,
as for its quality ,
or give experimental use to ; "
This approach has been tried with good results "; "
Test this recipe " [
synonym : {
test }, {
prove }, {
try }, {
try out },
{
examine }, {
essay }]
6 :
increase in volume ; "
the dough rose slowly in the warm room "
[
synonym : {
rise }, {
prove }]
7 :
cause to puff up with a leaven ; "
unleavened bread " [
synonym :
{
raise }, {
leaven }, {
prove }]
8 :
take a trial impression of 9 :
obtain probate of ; "
prove a will "
Prove \
Prove \,
v .
i .
1 .
To make trial ;
to essay .
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2 .
To be found by experience ,
trial ,
or result ;
to turn out to be ;
as ,
a medicine proves salutary ;
the report proves false . "
The case proves mortal ." --
Arbuthnot .
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So life a winter '
s morn may prove . --
Keble .
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3 .
To succeed ;
to turn out as expected . [
Obs .] "
The experiment proved not ." --
Bacon .
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Prove \
Prove \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Proved };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Proving }.] [
OE .
prover ,
F .
prouver ,
fr .
L .
probare to try ,
approve ,
prove ,
fr .
probus good ,
proper .
Cf . {
Probable },
{
Proof }, {
Probe }.]
1 .
To try or to ascertain by an experiment ,
or by a test or standard ;
to test ;
as ,
to prove the strength of gunpowder or of ordnance ;
to prove the contents of a vessel by a standard measure .
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Thou hast proved mine heart . --
Ps .
xvii .
3 .
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2 .
To evince ,
establish ,
or ascertain ,
as truth ,
reality ,
or fact ,
by argument ,
testimony ,
or other evidence .
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They have inferred much from slender premises ,
and conjectured when they could not prove . --
J .
H .
Newman .
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3 .
To ascertain or establish the genuineness or validity of ;
to verify ;
as ,
to prove a will .
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4 .
To gain experience of the good or evil of ;
to know by trial ;
to experience ;
to suffer .
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Where she ,
captived long ,
great woes did prove .
--
Spenser .
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5 . (
Arith .)
To test ,
evince ,
ascertain ,
or verify ,
as the correctness of any operation or result ;
thus ,
in subtraction ,
if the difference between two numbers ,
added to the lesser number ,
makes a sum equal to the greater ,
the correctness of the subtraction is proved .
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6 . (
Printing )
To take a trial impression of ;
to take a proof of ;
as ,
to prove a page .
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Syn :
To try ;
verify ;
justify ;
confirm ;
establish ;
evince ;
manifest ;
show ;
demonstrate .
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1913 Webster ]
134 Moby Thesaurus words for "
prove ":
affirm ,
afford proof of ,
argue ,
ascertain ,
assay ,
attend ,
attest ,
audit ,
authenticate ,
back ,
back up ,
balance ,
balance the books ,
be found ,
bear out ,
become of ,
bespeak ,
betoken ,
bolster ,
bring home to ,
bring out ,
bring to test ,
buttress ,
certify ,
check ,
check and doublecheck ,
check out ,
check over ,
cinch ,
circumstantiate ,
clinch ,
collate ,
come about ,
come of ,
come out ,
confirm ,
corroborate ,
cross -
check ,
cut and try ,
demonstrate ,
determine ,
develop ,
document ,
double -
check ,
end ,
engrave ,
ensue ,
essay ,
establish ,
eventuate ,
evince ,
examine ,
experiment ,
fall out ,
fare ,
fix ,
follow ,
follow from ,
fortify ,
get out ,
give a try ,
give a tryout ,
have a case ,
have a go ,
hectograph ,
hold good ,
hold water ,
impress ,
imprint ,
indicate ,
inventory ,
issue ,
make good ,
make out ,
mimeograph ,
multigraph ,
nail down ,
overhaul ,
overprint ,
pan out ,
play around with ,
practice upon ,
print ,
probate ,
proof ,
prove to be ,
prove true ,
publish ,
pull ,
pull a proof ,
put out ,
put to bed ,
put to press ,
put to trial ,
ratify ,
recheck ,
reinforce ,
reissue ,
remove all doubt ,
reprint ,
research ,
result ,
road -
test ,
run ,
run a sample ,
run off ,
sample ,
set at rest ,
settle ,
settle the matter ,
shake down ,
show ,
stamp ,
strengthen ,
strike ,
substantiate ,
support ,
sustain ,
take stock ,
taste ,
terminate ,
test ,
triple -
check ,
try ,
try it on ,
try out ,
turn out ,
undergird ,
unfold ,
uphold ,
validate ,
verify ,
warrant ,
work out
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