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Audio Help [proov] Pronunciation Key verb, proved, proved or prov·en, prov·ing.

–verb (used with object)

1.	to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.

2.	Law. to establish the authenticity or validity of (a will); probate.

3.	to give demonstration of by action.

4.	to subject to a test, experiment, comparison, analysis, or the like, to determine quality, amount, acceptability, characteristics, etc.: to prove ore.

5.	to show (oneself) to have the character or ability expected of one, esp. through one's actions.

6.	Mathematics. to verify the correctness or validity of by mathematical demonstration or arithmetical proof.

7.	Also, proof. Printing. to take a trial impression of (type, a cut, etc.).

8.	to cause (dough) to rise to the necessary lightness.

9.	Archaic. to experience.

–verb (used without object)

10.	to turn out: The experiment proved to be successful.

11.	to be found by trial or experience to be: His story proved false.

12.	(of dough) to rise to a specified lightness: Leave covered until it has proved.

[Origin: 1125–75; ME proven < OF prover < L probāre to try, test, prove, approve, deriv. of probus good. See probity

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—Related forms

prov·a·ble, adjective

prov·a·bil·i·ty, prov·a·ble·ness, noun

prov·a·bly, adverb

prov·en·ly, adverb

prover, noun

—Synonyms 1. demonstrate, confirm, substantiate, verify.

—Antonyms 1. disprove.

—Usage note Either proved or proven is standard as the past participle of prove: Events have proved (or proven) him wrong. As a modifier, proven is by far the more common: a proven fact.

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prove Audio Help   (prōōv) Pronunciation Key
v.   proved, proved or prov·en (prōō'vən), prov·ing, proves

v.   tr.

To establish the truth or validity of by presentation of argument or evidence.
Law To establish the authenticity of (a will).
To determine the quality of by testing; try out.
Mathematics
1. To demonstrate the validity of (a hypothesis or proposition).
2. To verify (the result of a calculation).
Printing To make a sample impression of (type).
Archaic To find out or learn (something) through experience.

v. intr.
To be shown to be such; turn out: a theory that proved impractical in practice.

Phrasal Verb(s):
prove out
To turn out well; succeed.

[Middle English proven, from Old French prover, from Latin probāre, to test, from probus, good; see per¹ in Indo-European roots.]

prov'a·bil'i·ty, prov'a·ble·ness n., prov'a·ble adj., prov'a·bly adv., prov'en·ly adv., prov'er n.

Usage Note: Prove has two past participles: proved and proven. Proved is the older form. Proven is a variant. The Middle English spellings of prove included preven, a form that died out in England but survived in Scotland, and the past participle proven, a form that probably rose by analogy with verbs like weave, woven and cleave, cloven. Proven was originally used in Scottish legal contexts, such as The jury ruled that the charges were not proven. In the 20th century, proven has made inroads into the territory once dominated by proved, so that now the two forms compete on equal footing as participles. However, when used as an adjective before a noun, proven is now the more common word: a proven talent.

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prov·en Audio Help   (prōō'vən) Pronunciation Key
v.   A past tense and a past participle of prove.

adj.   Having been demonstrated or verified without doubt: "a Soviet leader of proven shrewdness and prescience" (Joyce Carol Oates). See Usage Note at prove.

prov'en·ly adv.

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proven
adjective
established beyond doubt; "a proven liar"; "a Soviet leader of proven shrewdness" [syn: proved] [ant: unproved]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
ˈproven adjective

(especially in law) proved

Arabic:	مُبَرْهَن، مُثْبَت
Chinese (Simplified):	已证明的
Chinese (Traditional):	已證明的
Czech:	dokázaný
Danish:	bevist
Dutch:	bewezen
Estonian:	tõestatud
Finnish:	toteen näytetty
French:	(é)prouvé
German:	bewiesen
Greek:	αποδεδειγμένος
Hungarian:	(be)bizonyított
Icelandic:	sannaður
Indonesian:	terbukti
Italian:	provato

Japanese:	証明された
Korean:	증명된
Latvian:	pierādīts
Lithuanian:	įrodytas
Norwegian:	bevist; påvist
Polish:	udowodniony
Portuguese (Brazil):	provado
Portuguese (Portugal):	provado
Romanian:	dovedit
Russian:	доказанный
Slovak:	dokázaný
Slovenian:	dokazan
Spanish:	probado
Swedish:	bevisad, styrkt
Turkish:	kanıtlanmış

See also: prove, "proven" in any language

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Main Entry: prove
Pronunciation: 'prüv
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: proved; proved or prov·en /'prü-v&n/; prov·ing
1 : to test the truth, validity, or genuineness of <prove a will at probate>
2 a : to establish the existence, truth, or validity of <the charges were never proved in court> b : to provide sufficient proof of or that <proved the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt> —prov·able /'prü-v&-b&l/ adjective —prov·able·ness noun —prov·ably /'prü-v&-blE/ adverb

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Proven

Prov"en\, p. p. or a. Proved. "Accusations firmly proven in his mind." --Thackeray.

Of this which was the principal charge, and was generally believed to beproven, he was acquitted. --Jowett (Thucyd. ).

Not proven (Scots Law), a verdict of a jury that the guilt of the accused is not made out, though not disproved. --Mozley & W.

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