prove meaning and definition

PROVE verb

Definition of prove (verb)

1. be shown or be found to be
   • "She proved to be right"; "The medicine turned out to save her life"; "She turned up HIV positive"
   • synonyms: turn out, turn up
2. establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
   • "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"
   • synonyms: demonstrate, establish, shew, show
   • antonym: confute
3. provide evidence for
   • "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
   • synonyms: bear witness, evidence, show, testify
4. prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof
5. put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
   • "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"
   • synonyms: essay, examine, test, try, try out
6. increase in volume
   • "the dough rose slowly in the warm room"
   • synonyms: rise
7. cause to puff up with a leaven
   • "unleavened bread"
   • synonyms: leaven, raise
8. take a trial impression of
9. obtain probate of
   • "prove a will"