transitive. To put (a person or thing) to the test; to test or assess the genuineness or qualities of; (Scottish) to test by tasting, to sample. Now…

transitive. To produce (a legal document, passport, etc.) for official inspection; to exhibit (something) in order to prove that one possesses it.

transitive. Of things: To manifest, show, demonstrate, prove.

Used actively of the circumstances, person, etc., serving as proof or confirmation.

Of experience, reasoning, etc.: To yield the conclusion that. Also of a name: To import, signify. Obsolete.

transitive. To recommend the acceptance of (a statement, opinion, etc.); to urge as credible or true; to go to prove, make probable. In later use…

To prove or evince; to afford good ground for inferring, show weighty reasons for supposing; to… with simple object.

transitive. Of a thing, fact, situation, etc.: to show the truth of; to be proof of or constitute evidence for (a claim, theory, etc.). Also with…

To prove or evince; to afford good ground for inferring, show weighty reasons for supposing; to… that it is.

figurative and in extended use. intransitive. To make a push; to exert oneself; to strive for a specified goal. Also in to put for it: to make an…

To show evidence of. transitive. Of a thing: to be or show evidence of (something); to indicate; to attest, prove (a fact). Also with reflexive…

transitive. = evidence, v. (in various senses).

transitive. To establish by evidence, argument, or investigation; to demonstrate, prove. Now frequently colloquial in phrases such as: how do you make…