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Definition for prove

verb as in establish facts; put to a test

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confirm, convince, demonstrate, determine, explain, find, justify, result, show, substantiate, test, try, turn out, validate, verify

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affirm, analyze, ascertain, assay, attest, authenticate, back, certify, check, corroborate, declare, document, evidence, evince, examine, experiment, fix, manifest, settle, sustain, testify, uphold, warrant, witness

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add up, bear out, end up, have a case, make evident, pan out, show clearly, show once and for all, trial

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Seven people from Kenya have won a case at the Family Court in London to prove they were fathered by British men working at an army base in their country.

From BBC

The Entso-e report also said some important data was missing and that "collecting complete, high-quality data proved very challenging for this investigation".

From BBC

It could prove to be a crucial win for England, giving them a significant net run-rate boost before their second game against Bangladesh on Tuesday when there is the possibility of rain.

From BBC

Her stage and radio work proved her versatility and won her awards, but it was television that provided Routledge with her most high profile roles.

From BBC

The corpses proved to be insufficient surrogates for Gein, who later devolved into murdering middle-aged women who reminded him of his mother.

From Los Angeles Times

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