verb transverb intrans
to establish the truth or validity of (something) by evidence or demonstration
You must produce some documentation to prove your identity
to check the correctness of (e.g. an arithmetical operation)
to test the quality of (something); to try (something) out
to test (something) for conformity to a standard
in law, to verify the genuineness of (something), esp to obtain probate of (a will)
to show (oneself) to have the required or specified abilities, qualities, etc
to turn out, esp after trial
The new drug proved to be effective
said of bread dough: to rise and become aerated before baking through the action of yeast
provability /-ʹbiliti/ noun
provable adj
provably adv
[Middle English proven via Old French from Latin probare to test, approve, prove, from probus good, honest]