Synonyms for prove
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : proov |
| Phonetic Transcription : pruv |
Top 10 synonyms for prove Other synonyms for the word prove
- add up
- affirm
- analyze
- ascertain
- assay
- attest
- authenticate
- back
- bear out
- certify
- check
- corroborate
- declare
- document
- end up
- evidence
- evince
- examine
- experiment
- fix
- have a case
- make evident
- manifest
- pan out
- settle
- show clearly
- show once and for all
- sustain
- test
- testify
- trial
- try
- turn out
- uphold
- validate
- verify
- warrant
- witness
Définition of prove
Origin :- late 12c., pruven, proven "to try, test; evaluate; demonstrate," from Old French prover, pruver "show; convince; put to the test" (11c., Modern French prouver), from Latin probare "to make good; esteem, represent as good; make credible, show, demonstrate; test, inspect; judge by trial" (source also of Spanish probar, Italian probare), from probus "worthy, good, upright, virtuous," from PIE *pro-bhwo- "being in front," from *pro-, extended form of root *per- (1) "forward, through" (see per), + root *bhu- "to be" (cf. Latin fui "I have been," futurus "about to be;" Old English beon "to be;" see be). Related: Proved; proven; proving.
- verb establish facts; put to a test
- As for this new edict, it will prove a rebounding arrow, striking him who sent it.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Everything combines to prove the accuracy of my observations.
- Extract from : « The Lamplighter » by Charles Dickens
- "I'll prove to you that I am worthy of your trust," she said with shining eyes.
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
- "I think this job is going to prove worth while," he returned.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- We prove that we are nearer the truth by our greater command of the Father's resources.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- Cheap jars are likely to be seconds and will not prove so satisfactory.
- Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
- To my mind the long-bow is a better weapon than the arbalest, but it may be ill for me to prove it.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- They will then prove not only valuable, but entirely unharmful.
- Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
- He cannot deny having had the book, for you have his own signature to prove it.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- "But I can prove it, because I have the letter and the bank book," said Linda.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
Antonyms for prove
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