Definition of prove

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Prove (v. t.) To test, evince, ascertain, or verify, as the correctness of any operation or result; thus, in subtraction, if the difference between two numbers, added to the lesser number, makes a sum equal to the greater, the correctness of the subtraction is proved..

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Meliorism :: Meliorism (n.) The doctrine that there is a tendency throughout nature toward improvement.
Light-o''-love :: Light-o'-love (n.) An old tune of a dance, the name of which made it a proverbial expression of levity, especially in love matters..
Proverbially :: Proverbially (adv.) In a proverbial manner; by way of proverb; hence, commonly; universally; as, it is proverbially said; the bee is proverbially busy..
Undernime :: Undernime (v. t.) To reprove; to reprehend.
Gabion :: Gabion (n.) An openwork frame, as of poles, filled with stones and sunk, to assist in forming a bar dyke, etc., as in harbor improvement..
Probal :: Probal (a.) Approved; probable.
Chide :: Chide (p. pr. & vb. n.) To rebuke; to reprove; to scold; to find fault with.
Countenance :: Countenance (v. t.) To encourage; to favor; to approve; to aid; to abet.
Cumulative :: Cumulative (a.) Tending to prove the same point to which other evidence has been offered; -- said of evidence.
Demonstrable :: Demonstrable (a.) Proved; apparent.
Provence Rose :: Provence rose () The cabbage rose (Rosa centifolia).
Sublime :: Sublime (v. t.) To exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify.
Rigadoon :: Rigadoon (n.) A gay, lively dance for one couple, -- said to have been borrowed from Provence in France..
Accession :: Accession (n.) A mode of acquiring property, by which the owner of a corporeal substance which receives an addition by growth, or by labor, has a right to the part or thing added, or the improvement (provided the thing is not changed into a different species). Thus, the owner of a cow becomes the owner of her calf..
Reprove :: Reprove (v. t.) To express disapprobation of; as, to reprove faults..
Canzone :: Canzone (n.) A song or air for one or more voices, of Provencal origin, resembling, though not strictly, the madrigal..
Langue D''oc :: Langue d'oc () The dialect, closely akin to French, formerly spoken south of the Loire (in which the word for yes was oc); Provencal..
Advancement :: Advancement (v. t.) The act of advancing, or the state of being advanced; progression; improvement; furtherance; promotion to a higher place or dignity; as, the advancement of learning..
Capability :: Capability (n.) Capacity of being used or improved.
Approver :: Approver (n.) An informer; an accuser.
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