HyperDic: proved

English > 1 sense of the word *proved*:
ADJECTIVE	all	proved, proven	established beyond doubt

proved > pronunciation
Sounds	pruw'vd
Rhymes	approved ... unproved: 8 rhymes with uwvd...

English > *proved*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	Established beyond doubt.
Synonym	proven
Narrower	established	shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt
	evidenced	supported by evidence
	tested, tried, well-tried	Tested and proved useful or correct
	verified	proved to be true
Opposite	unproved, unproven	not proved
Spanish	comprobado, probado