prove

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpruːv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pruv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pro̅o̅v)

Inflections of 'prove' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
proves
v 3rd person singular
proving
v pres p
proved
v past
proved
v past p
proven
v past p

prove
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Sense: Verb: give evidence of
Synonyms:
show Collocations, verify Collocations, establish Collocations, substantiate, confirm Collocations, certify, corroborate, authenticate, validate Collocations, justify, provide proof of, demonstrate Collocations, give evidence of, settle Collocations, bear out, evidence Collocations, make sth evident
Antonyms:
disprove, break down, disqualify, invalidate, discredit, refute, disclaim, debunk, cast doubt on, conceal Collocations, hide Collocations, assume Collocations, take for granted, hypothesize, guess Collocations, surmise, take a stab at


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