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PROVE, prov. L. probo.

1. To try to ascertain some unknown quality or truth by an experiment, or by a test or standard. Thus we prove the strength of gunpowder by experiment we prove the strength or solidity of cannon by experiment. We prove the contents of a vessel by comparing it with a standard measure.

2. To evince, establish or ascertain as truth, reality or fact, by testimony or other evidence. The plaintiff in a suit, must prove the truth of his declaration the prosecutor must prove his charges against the accused.

3. To evince truth by argument, induction or reasoning to deduce certain conclusions from propositions that are true or admitted. If it is admitted that every immoral act is dishonorable to a rational being, and that dueling is an immoral act then it is proved by necessary inference, that dueling is dishonorable to a rational being.

4. To ascertain the genuineness or validity of to verify as, to prove a will.

5. To experience to try by suffering or encountering to gain certain knowledge by the operation of something on ourselves, or by some act of our own.

Let him in arms the power of Turnus prove.

6. In arithmetic, to show, evince or ascertain the correctness of any operation or result. Thus in subtraction, if the difference between two numbers, added to the lesser number, makes a sum equal to the greater, the correctness of the subtraction is proved. In other words, if the sum of the remainder and of the subtrahend, is equal to the minuend, the operation of subtraction is proved to be correct.

7. To try to examine.

Prove your own selves. 2 Corinthians 13 .

8. Men prove God, when by their provocations they put his patience to trial, Psalms 95 or when by obedience they make trial how much he will countenance such conduct, Malachi 3

PROVE, To make trial to essay.

The sons prepare--

To prove by arms whose fate it was to reign.

1. To be found or to have its qualities ascertained by experience or trial as, a plant or medicine proves salutary.

2. To be ascertained by the event or something subsequent as the report proves to be true, or proves to be false.

3. To be found true or correct by the result.

4. To make certain to show to evince.

This argument proves how erroneous is the common opinion.

5. To succeed.

If the experiment proved not--

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