proving Definition

prove
verb proved (past tense), proved (past participle), proven, proving (present participle)

1. To show something to be true, correct or a fact.

Thesaurus: substantiate, demonstrate, justify, determine, confirm, attest, ascertain, establish, authenticate, verify, show, evidence, corroborate, check, try; Antonym: discredit, disprove, falsify.
2. To show something to be (a specified thing).

Example: was proved innocent
intr
3. To be found to be (a specified thing) when tried; to turn out to be the case.

Example: Her advice proved sound
4. To show (oneself) to be (of a specified type or quality, etc).

Example: He proved himself reliable
5. To show (oneself) capable or daring.
6. law.
To establish the validity of (a will).
7. Said of dough: to rise when baked.

Derivative: provable
adj

Capable of being shown to be true or correct
Thesaurus: evincible, verifiable, demonstrable, establishable, attestable, confirmable, testable; Antonym: unprovable.

Etymology: 12c: from French prover, from Latin probare to test or prove, from probus good.