prove
verb
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- adjective
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
be shown or be found to be
She proved to be right
Types & categories
Sense 2 verb
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound
Types & categories
- substantiate hypernym
- prove oneself hyponym
- prove hyponym
- negate hyponym
- stultify hyponym
Related & opposite
- disprove antonym
- validation derivation
- demonstrative derivation
Sense 3 verb
provide evidence for
The blood test showed that he was the father
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof
Types & categories
- shew hypernym
Related & opposite
- mathematics domain topic
Sense 5 verb
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
This approach has been tried with good results
Types & categories
- pass judgment hypernym
- verify hyponym
- float hyponym
- field-test hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 verb
increase in volume
the dough rose slowly in the warm room
Types & categories
- grow hypernym
Sense 7 verb
cause to puff up with a leaven
unleavened bread
Types & categories
- lift hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 8 verb
take a trial impression of
Types & categories
- print hypernym
Sense 9 verb
obtain probate of
prove a will
Types & categories
- authenticate hypernym
Related & opposite
- law domain topic
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | be |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | result |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | disprove |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | validation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | demonstrative |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | substantiate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | prove oneself |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | prove |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | negate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | stultify |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | grounds |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | evidence |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | testimonial |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | testimony |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | evidence |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | testifier |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | inform |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | evidence |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | presume |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | adduce |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | mathematics |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | shew |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | testing |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | testing |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | trial |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | examen |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | test |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | exam |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | tester |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | attempter |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | pass judgment |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | verify |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | float |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | field-test |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | grow |
| 7 | causes | Related & opposite | prove |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | leaven |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | lift |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | |
| 9 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | authenticate |