Unscramble proven

Definition of proven

adjective:

• established beyond doubt; "a proven liar", "a Soviet leader of proven shrewdness". Synonyms: proved. Antonyms: unproved.

verb:

• 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: prove, turn out, turn up.
• 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, prove, shew, show. Antonyms: disprove.
• provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father", "Her behavior testified to her incompetence". Synonyms: bear witness, evidence, prove, show, testify.
• prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof. Synonyms: prove.
• 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, prove, test, try, try out.
• increase in volume; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room". Synonyms: prove, rise.
• cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread". Synonyms: leaven, prove, raise.
• take a trial impression of. Synonyms: prove.
• obtain probate of; "prove a will". Synonyms: prove.

Related words

abduce, adduce, attest, certify, cite, contradict, control, demonstrate, ensue, evidence, float, manifest, negate, presume, prove, result, stultify, verify.

Words nearby

prove, proved.

Rhymes with

unproven.