prove

prove

verb

Definition of PROVE

1

to show the existence or truth of by evidence <the prosecutor used DNA evidence to prove the defendant's guilt>

Synonyms demonstrate, document, establish, substantiate, validate

Related Words back (up), buttress, circumstantiate, corroborate; evidence, evince, record, support, uphold, witness; adduce, attest, authenticate, certify, identify; confirm, sustain, verify, vouch; clinch, nail, settle; confess, depose, testify

Near Antonyms challenge, dispute, object; allege, assume, conjecture, guess, presume, surmise, suspect

Antonyms disprove, rebut, refute

2

to come to be <the new automobile engine design proved impractical>

Synonyms fall out, pan out, prove, shake out, turn out

Related Words develop, emerge, evolve, germinate, play out, unfold, work out

3

to gain full recognition or acceptance of <proved herself a great actress on the Broadway stage>

Synonyms demonstrate, prove, show, substantiate

Related Words attest, authenticate, bear out, document, evidence, support, sustain, uphold; confirm, corroborate, justify, validate, verify

Near Antonyms confute, discredit, invalidate, rebut, refute

Antonyms disprove