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41proof — 01. Everyone believed that Henry had killed his wife, but without [proof] nothing could be done about it. 02. If you can t [prove] your accusations, you shouldn t make them. 03. The Australian swimmer is hoping to [prove] tonight that he is the… …
42proof*/ — [pruːf] noun 1) [U] information or evidence that shows that something is definitely true We were unable to establish proof of her innocence.[/ex] Do you have any proof of identity (= a document that proves who you are)?[/ex] Do you have any proof …
43proof — I. noun Etymology: Middle English prof, prove, alteration of preve, from Anglo French preove, from Late Latin proba, from Latin probare to prove more at prove Date: 13th century 1. a. the cogency of evidence that compels acceptance by the mind of …
44proof — [[t]pruf[/t]] n. 1) evidence sufficient to establish a thing as true or believable 2) anything serving as such evidence 3) the act of testing or trying anything; test; trial: to put a thing to the proof[/ex] 4) the establishment of the truth of… …
45proof — 1. noun /pɹuːf/ a) Any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial. But the false Fox most kindly played his part, b) The degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any… …
46-proof — [[t] pruːf[/t]] proofs, proofing, proofed 1) COMB in ADJ proof combines with nouns and verbs to form adjectives which indicate that something cannot be damaged or badly affected by the thing or action mentioned. ...a bomb proof aircraft... In a… …
47proof — 1. noun 1) proof of ownership Syn: evidence, verification, corroboration, authentication, confirmation, certification, documentation, validation, attestation, substantiation 2) the proofs of a book Syn: page p …
48proof — Informally, a procedure that brings conviction. More formally, a deductively valid argument starting from true premises, that yields the conclusion. Most formally, in proof theory, a proof is a sequence of formulae of which each member is either… …
49proof — [13] Proof and prove are of course closely related. Both go back ultimately to Latin probāre ‘test, prove’. From this in post classical times was derived the noun proba ‘proof’, which passed into English via Old French preve as pref. In the 14th… …
50proof — n 1. validation, evidence, verification, proof positive, confirmation, ratification, authentication, Law. certification; conclusiveness, certainty, conviction, surety, assurance, guarantee. 2. documentation, document, substantiation,… …
