Dictionary entry details
• PROVE (verb)
Meaning:
Be shown or be found to be
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
prove; turn out; turn up
Context examples:
She proved to be right / The medicine turned out to save her life / She turned up HIV positive
Hypernyms (to "prove" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "prove"):
ensue; result (issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
It ----s that CLAUSE
Meaning:
Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
shew; demonstrate; prove; show; establish
Context examples:
The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound / The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture
Hypernyms (to "prove" is one way to...):
affirm; confirm; corroborate; substantiate; support; sustain (establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "prove"):
prove oneself (show one's ability or courage)
prove (prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof)
contradict; negate (prove negative; show to be false)
stultify (prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Antonym:
disprove (prove to be false)
Meaning:
Provide evidence for
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
bear witness; evidence; testify; prove; show
Context examples:
The blood test showed that he was the father / Her behavior testified to her incompetence
Hypernyms (to "prove" is one way to...):
inform (impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "prove"):
abduce; adduce; cite (advance evidence for)
presume (constitute reasonable evidence for)
attest; certify; demonstrate; evidence; manifest (provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sentence example:
They prove that there was a traffic accident
Meaning:
Prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "prove" is one way to...):
demonstrate; establish; prove; shew; show (establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment)
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
try out; test; essay; try; prove; examine
Context examples:
This approach has been tried with good results / Test this recipe
Hypernyms (to "prove" is one way to...):
evaluate; judge; pass judgment (form a critical opinion of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "prove"):
control; verify (verify or regulate by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard, of scientific experiments)
float (circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with)
field-test (test something under the conditions under which it will actually be used)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Increase in volume
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
prove; rise
Context example:
the dough rose slowly in the warm room
Hypernyms (to "prove" is one way to...):
grow (become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Cause to puff up with a leaven
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
leaven; prove; raise
Context example:
unleavened bread
Hypernyms (to "prove" is one way to...):
bring up; elevate; get up; lift; raise (raise from a lower to a higher position)
Cause:
prove; rise (increase in volume)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
They prove more bread
Meaning:
Take a trial impression of
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "prove" is one way to...):
impress; print (reproduce by printing)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Obtain probate of
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Context example:
prove a will
Hypernyms (to "prove" is one way to...):
authenticate (establish the authenticity of something)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
