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• (v) 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
  turn out, turn up,
• (v) 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
  shew, demonstrate, show, establish,
• (v) provide evidence for
  • The blood test showed that he was the father
  • Her behavior testified to her incompetence
  bear witness, evidence, testify, show,
• (v) prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof
• (v) put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
  • This approach has been tried with good results
  • Test this recipe
  test, try out, essay, try, examine,
• (v) increase in volume
  • the dough rose slowly in the warm room
  rise,
• (v) cause to puff up with a leaven
  • unleavened bread
  leaven, raise,
• (v) take a trial impression of
• (v) obtain probate of
  • prove a will

Synonyms

turn out turn up shew demonstrate show establish bear witness evidence testify test try out essay try examine rise leaven raise

Antonyms

confute disprove

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