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Results for: "prove"

Translating from English to Breton

Translations:

prove — to demonstrate that something is true
→ prouiñ
→ diskouez ez eo gwir

English definitions WordNet

VERB 9

  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”
    Synonymsturn outturn 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”
  3. provide evidence for

    • “The blood test showed that he was the father”
    • “Her behavior testified to her incompetence”
    Synonymstestifybear witnessevidenceshow
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  1. prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof

  2. put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to

    • “This approach has been tried with good results”
    • “Test this recipe”
    Synonymstesttrytry outexamineessay
  3. increase in volume

    • “the dough rose slowly in the warm room”
    Synonymsrise
  4. cause to puff up with a leaven

    • “unleavened bread”
    Synonymsraiseleaven
  5. take a trial impression of

  6. obtain probate of

    • “prove a will”