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Verb
S:
(v)
prove (prove%2:42:00::)
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turn out (turn_out%2:42:00::)
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turn up (turn_up%2:42:03::)
(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"
S:
(v)
prove (prove%2:31:00::)
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demonstrate (demonstrate%2:31:00::)
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establish (establish%2:31:00::)
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show (show%2:31:00::)
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shew (shew%2:31:00::)
(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"
S:
(v)
testify (testify%2:32:02::)
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bear witness (bear_witness%2:32:02::)
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prove (prove%2:32:00::)
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evidence (evidence%2:32:01::)
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show (show%2:32:00::)
(provide evidence for)
"The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
S:
(v)
prove (prove%2:31:02::)
(prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof)
S:
(v)
test (test%2:41:00::)
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prove (prove%2:41:03::)
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try (try%2:41:01::)
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try out (try_out%2:41:00::)
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examine (examine%2:41:00::)
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essay (essay%2:41:01::)
(put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to)
"This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"
S:
(v)
rise (rise%2:38:02::)
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prove (prove%2:38:01::)
(increase in volume)
"the dough rose slowly in the warm room"
S:
(v)
raise (raise%2:38:01::)
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leaven (leaven%2:38:00::)
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prove (prove%2:38:00::)
(cause to puff up with a leaven)
"unleavened bread"
S:
(v)
prove (prove%2:36:00::)
(take a trial impression of)
S:
(v)
prove (prove%2:31:01::)
(obtain probate of)
"prove a will"