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proof

UK/pɹuːf/ US/pɹuf/ common us
noun (6) adjective (1) verb (5)

noun

1.

any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something

  • “if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produce it”
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2.

a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it

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adjective

1.

(used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand

  • “temptation-proof”
  • “childproof locks”
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verb

1.

make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset

2.

knead to reach proper lightness

  • “proof dough”
3.

read for errors

  • “I should proofread my manuscripts”
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4.

activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk

  • “proof yeast”
5.

make resistant to water, sound, errors, etc.

  • “proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer”

Origin

From Middle English proof, from Old French prove, from Late Latin proba (“a proof”), from Latin probō (“to prove”); see prove; compare also the doublet probe.

Phrases

  • above proof
  • burden of proof
  • living proof
  • offer of proof
  • page proof
  • press proof
  • proof by contradiction
  • proof by example

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