| VERB | stative | prove, turn out, turn up | be shown or be found to be |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognition | prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew | establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment / experiment | |
| communication | prove, testify, bear witness, evidence, show | provide evidence for | |
| cognition | prove | prove formally | |
| social | prove, test, try, try out, examine, essay | put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to | |
| motion | prove, rise | increase / increase in volume | |
| motion | prove, raise, leaven | cause to puff up with a leaven | |
| creation | prove | take a trial impression of | |
| cognition | prove | obtain probate of |
| Sounds | pruw'v | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | approve ... remove: 10 rhymes with uwv... | |
| Meaning | Be shown or be found to be. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s Adjective; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE; It ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Example | "She proved to be right" | |
| Synonyms | turn out, turn up | |
| Narrower | result, ensue | Issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.) |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Spanish | demostrar, probar | |
| Catalan | demostrar, provar, resultar | |
| Meaning | Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment / experiment. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Synonyms | demonstrate, establish, show, shew | |
| Narrower | negate, contradict | prove negative |
| prove | prove formally | |
| prove oneself | show one's ability or courage | |
| stultify | prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence | |
| Broader | confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm | Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts |
| Opposite | disprove, confute | prove to be false |
| Spanish | comprobar, demostrar, establecer, evidenciar, implantar, instaurar, instituir, mostrar, presentar, probar, revelar | |
| Catalan | demostrar, establir, evidenciar, implantar, instaurar, instituir, mostrar, presentar, provar, revelar | |
| Meaning | Provide evidence for. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Model | They prove that there was a traffic accident | |
| Synonyms | testify, bear witness, evidence, show | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Narrower | adduce, abduce, cite | Advance evidence for |
| attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence | Provide evidence for | |
| presume | constitute reasonable evidence for | |
| Broader | inform | Impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to |
| Spanish | declarar, demostrar, evidenciar, mostrar, presentar, prestar, probar, revelar, ser testigo, testificar, testimoniar | |
| Catalan | declarar, demostrar, evidenciar, mostrar, presentar, prestar, provar, revelar, testificar | |
| Meaning | prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Category | mathematics, math, maths | A science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic / logic of quantity and shape and arrangement |
| Broader | prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew | Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment / experiment |
| Spanish | demostrar, probar | |
| Meaning | put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | test, try, try out, examine, essay | |
| Narrower | control, verify | Check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard |
| field-test | test something under the conditions under which it will actually be used | |
| float | circulate or discuss tentatively | |
| Broader | evaluate, pass judgment, judge | form a critical opinion of |
| Spanish | demostrar, ensayar, examinar, probar, testear, tratar | |
| Catalan | demostrar, provar | |
| Meaning | increase / increase in volume. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonym | rise | |
| Caused by | raise, leaven, prove | Cause to puff up with a leaven |
| Broader | grow | Become larger / larger, greater, or bigger |
| Spanish | aumentar, incrementar, subir | |
| Catalan | incrementar-se, incrementar, pujar | |
| Meaning | Cause to puff up with a leaven. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Model | They prove more bread | |
| Synonyms | raise, leaven | |
| Cause to | rise, prove | increase / increase in volume |
| Broader | raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up | Raise from a lower to a higher position |
| Spanish | hacer crecer, leudar, levantar | |
| Meaning | Take a trial impression of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | print, impress | Reproduce by printing |
| Spanish | probar | |
| Meaning | Obtain probate of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "prove a will" | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | authenticate | Establish the authenticity of something |
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