As a past participle proven is now about as frequent as proved in all contexts. As an attributive adjective. proven is much more common than proved. The charges against him were never proved in court. The government failed to prove its case. It could not be proven that the suspect stole the money.

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Synonyms for PROVES: demonstrates, establishes, confirms, identifies, verifies, validates, substantiates, documents; Antonyms of PROVES: refutes, disproves, objects, challenges, assumes, alleges, rebuts, presumes

Computers have been used to prove mathematical theorems. That theory was proved false. He's so aggressive - it's as if he's always trying to prove something. [ L ] The dispute over rights to …

Computers have been used to prove mathematical theorems. That theory was proved false. He's so aggressive - it's as if he's always trying to prove something. [ L ] The dispute over rights to …

bear out If something proves to be true, it becomes clear after a period of time that it is true. The reports proved to be true. argue If you prove that something is true, you show by means of argument or evidence that it is definitely true. You brought this charge. You prove it!

When you prove something, you show that it's true. If you say you love eating raw eggs, you may have to prove it by chugging a few. When someone asks you to prove something, you need evidence, also known as proof. Prove comes from the Latin root probare, "to test or prove worthy."

[transitive] to use facts, evidence, etc. to show that something is true. prove something They hope this new evidence will prove her innocence. ‘I know you're lying.’ ‘Prove it!’. He felt he needed to prove his point (= show other people that he was right). Are you just doing this to prove a point? What are you trying to prove?

In the majority of cases, prove is a verb, while proof is a noun. There are rare exceptions to this rule, but they should be avoided in formal writing.

PROVE meaning: 1. to show that something is true: 2. to show a particular quality after a period of time: 3. to…. Learn more.