Definition of prove

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Prove (v. t.) To gain experience of the good or evil of; to know by trial; to experience; to suffer.

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Likeness :: Likeness (n.) A comparison; parable; proverb.
Pickle :: Pickle (v. t.) A bath of dilute sulphuric or nitric acid, etc., to remove burnt sand, scale rust, etc., from the surface of castings, or other articles of metal, or to brighten them or improve their color..
Appeal :: Appeal (v. t.) An accusation of a felon at common law by one of his accomplices, which accomplice was then called an approver. See Approvement..
Proved :: Proved (imp. & p. p.) of Prov.
Proverb :: Proverb (n.) A drama exemplifying a proverb.
Adage :: Adage (n.) An old saying, which has obtained credit by long use; a proverb..
Correct :: Correct (v. t.) To bring back, or attempt to bring back, to propriety in morals; to reprove or punish for faults or deviations from moral rectitude; to chastise; to discipline; as, a child should be corrected for lying..
Proverbial :: Proverbial (a.) Mentioned or comprised in a proverb; used as a proverb; hence, commonly known; as, a proverbial expression; his meanness was proverbial..
Misimprove :: Misimprove (v. t.) To use for a bad purpose; to abuse; to misuse; as, to misimprove time, talents, advantages, etc..
School :: School (v. t.) To tutor; to chide and admonish; to reprove; to subject to systematic discipline; to train.
Pass :: Pass (v. i.) To go through any inspection or test successfully; to be approved or accepted; as, he attempted the examination, but did not expect to pass..
Edification :: Edification (n.) The act of edifying, or the state of being edified; a building up, especially in a moral or spiritual sense; moral, intellectual, or spiritual improvement; instruction..
Authenticate :: Authenticate (v. t.) To prove authentic; to determine as real and true; as, to authenticate a portrait..
Prove :: Prove (v. t.) To take a trial impression of; to take a proof of; as, to prove a page..
Reprove :: Reprove (v. t.) To chide to the face as blameworthy; to accuse as guilty; to censure.
Capon :: Capon (n.) A castrated cock, esp. when fattened; a male chicken gelded to improve his flesh for the table..
Gabionade :: Gabionade (n.) A structure of gabions sunk in lines, as a core for a sand bar in harbor improvements..
Trim :: Trim (v. t.) To rebuke; to reprove; also, to beat..
Emendation :: Emendation (n.) The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement..
Disprovable :: Disprovable (a.) Capable of being disproved or refuted.
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