All prove synonyms
prove
P p verb prove
- fare β the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- clue in β anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- make bail β If someone who has been arrested makes bail, or if another person makes bail for them, the arrested person is released on bail.
- mooted β open to discussion or debate; debatable; doubtful: Whether that was the cause of their troubles is a moot point.
- gunning β a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- eyeballed β Simple past tense and past participle of eyeball.
- blurt out β If someone blurts something out, they blurt it.
- expose β Make (something) visible, typically by uncovering it.
- angeled β one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- move out β an act or instance of moving; movement.
- let out β (of fur) processed by cutting parallel diagonal slashes into the pelt and sewing the slashed edges together to lengthen the pelt and to improve the appearance of the fur.
- button down β (of a shirt collar) having buttonholes so it can be buttoned to the body of the shirt.
- circumstantiate β to support by giving particulars
- get there β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- bandied β to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
- look over β the act of looking: a look of inquiry.
- do justice to β to show to full advantage
- convince β If someone or something convinces you of something, they make you believe that it is true or that it exists.
- check up β If you check up on something, you find out information about it.
- go great guns β to act or function with great speed, intensity, etc
- adduce β If you adduce something such as a fact or reason, you mention it in order to support an argument.
- kick around β to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- dig up β to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
- debate β A debate is a discussion about a subject on which people have different views.
- denote β If one thing denotes another, it is a sign or indication of it.
- hit pay dirt β to discover a source of wealth, success, etc.
- carded β a machine for combing and paralleling fibers of cotton, flax, wool, etc., prior to spinning to remove short, undesirable fibers and produce a sliver.
- double-check β a simultaneous check by two pieces in which the moving of one piece to give check also results in discovering a check by another piece.
- elucidate β Make (something) clear; explain.
- cheque β A cheque is a printed form on which you write an amount of money and who it is to be paid to. Your bank then pays the money to that person from your account.
- add up β If facts or events do not add up, they make you confused about a situation because they do not seem to be consistent. If something that someone has said or done adds up, it is reasonable and sensible.
- futz around β to pass time in idleness (usually followed by around).
- guarantee β a promise or assurance, especially one in writing, that something is of specified quality, content, benefit, etc., or that it will perform satisfactorily for a given length of time: a money-back guarantee.
- bring around β If you bring someone around when they are unconscious, you make them become conscious again.
- make the scene β the place where some action or event occurs: He returned to the scene of the murder.
- angeling β one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- mortgaged β a conveyance of an interest in property as security for the repayment of money borrowed.
- indicate β to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show: His hesitation really indicates his doubt about the venture.
- guarantied β a warrant, pledge, or formal assurance given as security that another's debt or obligation will be fulfilled.
- draw a picture β represent sth visually
- experiment β Perform a scientific procedure, esp. in a laboratory, to determine something.
- hash over β a dish of diced or chopped meat and often vegetables, as of leftover corned beef or veal and potatoes, sautΓ©ed in a frying pan or of meat, potatoes, and carrots cooked together in gravy.
- manifest β readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious; apparent; plain: a manifest error.
- confirm β If something confirms what you believe, suspect, or fear, it shows that it is definitely true.
- establish β Set up (an organization, system, or set of rules) on a firm or permanent basis.
- disported β to divert or amuse (oneself).
- auditioning β Present participle of audition.
- knock around β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.