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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb prove 4 of 9 senses of prove Sense 1 prove, turn out turn up => result, ensue Sense 2 prove, demonstrate, establish, show shew => prove oneself => stultify => prove => negate, contradict => stultify Sense 3 testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show => attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence => adduce, abduce, cite Sense 5 test, prove, try try out examine, essay => control, verify => float => field-test Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb prove 4 of 9 senses of prove Sense 1 prove, turn out turn up => result, ensue => come => be due, flow from => follow => follow come after Sense 2 prove, demonstrate, establish, show shew => prove oneself => stultify => prove => negate, contradict => invalidate, nullify => disprove, confute => explode => refute, rebut, controvert => falsify => stultify Sense 3 testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show => attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence => authenticate => prove => reflect => reflect => notarize => adduce, abduce, cite Sense 5 test, prove, try try out examine, essay => control, verify => float => field-test Entailment of verb prove Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb prove 9 senses of prove Sense 1 prove, turn out turn up => be Sense 2 prove, demonstrate, establish, show shew => confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm Sense 3 testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show => inform Sense 4 prove => prove, demonstrate, establish, show shew Sense 5 test, prove, try try out examine, essay => judge Sense 6 rise, prove => grow Sense 7 raise, leaven, prove => raise, lift, elevate, get up bring up Sense 8 prove => print, impress Sense 9 prove => authenticate Familiarity of verb prove prove used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 9) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb prove Sense 1 prove, turn out turn up => be -------------- Sense 2 prove, demonstrate, establish, show shew => confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm -------------- Sense 3 testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show => inform -------------- Sense 4 prove => prove, demonstrate, establish, show shew -------------- Sense 5 test, prove, try try out examine, essay => judge -------------- Sense 6 rise, prove => grow -------------- Sense 7 raise, leaven, prove => raise, lift, elevate, get up bring up -------------- Sense 8 prove => print, impress -------------- Sense 9 prove => authenticate -------------- Overview of verb prove The verb prove has 9 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (59) prove, turn out turn up -- (be shown or be found to be "She proved to be right"; "The medicine turned out to save her life"; "She turend up HIV positive") 2. (48) prove, demonstrate, establish, show shew -- (establish the validity of something "This behavior shows his true nature") 3. (6) testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show -- (provide evidence for "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence") 4. (4) prove -- (prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof) 5. test, prove, try try out examine, essay -- (put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe") 6. rise, prove -- (increase in volume; of dough) 7. raise, leaven, prove -- (cause to puff up with a leaven; of dough; "unleavened bread") 8. prove -- (take a trial impression of) 9. prove -- (obtain probate of as of a will) Overview of verb prove The verb prove has 9 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (59) prove, turn out turn up -- (be shown or be found to be "She proved to be right"; "The medicine turned out to save her life"; "She turend up HIV positive") 2. (48) prove, demonstrate, establish, show shew -- (establish the validity of something "This behavior shows his true nature") 3. (6) testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show -- (provide evidence for "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence") 4. (4) prove -- (prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof) 5. test, prove, try try out examine, essay -- (put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe") 6. rise, prove -- (increase in volume; of dough) 7. raise, leaven, prove -- (cause to puff up with a leaven; of dough; "unleavened bread") 8. prove -- (take a trial impression of) 9. prove -- (obtain probate of as of a will)
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