1. Established beyond doubt
   "a Soviet leader of proven shrewdness"; "a proven liar";
   - proved

1. Make clear the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
   "The experiment proved the instability of the compound";
   - demonstrate, establish, show, shew [Brit, archaic]
    
2. (law) provide evidence for
   "The DNA results proved the suspect's guilt";
   - testify, bear witness, evidence, show, witness
    
3. Be shown or be found to be
   "She proved to be right";
   - turn out, turn up
    
4. Demonstrate by a mathematical or formal proof
   "The mathematician proved the theorem"
    
5. Attempt to determine the quality, value, or truth of something by testing or experiment
   "prove this recipe";
   - test, try, try out, examine, essay, trial
    
6. Increase in volume
   "the dough proved slowly in the warm room";
   - rise
    
7. Cause to puff up with a leaven
   "The yeast proved the bread dough";
   - raise, leaven
    
8. Take a trial impression of
   "The printer proved the engraving before the final run"
    
9. (law) obtain probate of
   "prove a will"

See also: established, evidenced, tested, tried, verified, well-tried

Type of: affirm, authenticate, be, bring up, confirm, corroborate, elevate, evaluate, get up, grow, impress, inform, judge, lift, pass judgment, print, raise, substantiate, support, sustain

Encyclopedia: Proven