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   proof

   /pro͞of/

   noun

   • 1. evidence or argument establishing or helping to establish a fact or the truth of a statement: "you will be asked to give proof of your identity" Similar evidenceverificationcorroborationauthenticationconfirmationcertificationvalidationattestationdemonstrationsubstantiationwitnesstestamentdocumentationfactsdatatestimonyammunition
   • ▪ the spoken or written evidence in a trial.
   • ▪ the action or process of establishing the truth of a statement: "it shifts the onus of proof in convictions from the police to the public"
   • ▪ a series of stages in the resolution of a mathematical or philosophical problem.
   • 2. a trial impression of a page, taken from type or film and used for making corrections before final printing. Similar page proofgalley proofgalleypullsliptrial printrevise
   • ▪ a trial photographic print made for initial selection.
   • ▪ each of a number of impressions from an engraved plate, especially (in commercial printing) of a limited number before the ordinary issue is printed and before an inscription or signature is added.
   • ▪ any of various preliminary impressions of coins struck as specimens.
   • 3. the strength of distilled alcoholic liquor, relative to proof spirit taken as a standard of 100: "powerful 132-proof rum"
   • 4. a test or trial of something.

   adjective

   • 1. able to withstand something damaging; resistant: "the marine battle armor was proof against most weapons"
   • 2. denoting a trial impression of a page or printed work: "a proof copy is sent up for checking"

   verb

   • 1. make (fabric) waterproof: "if you are using a piece of lightweight canvas it will be necessary to proof the fabric when complete"
   • 2. make a proof of (a printed work, engraving, etc.): "proof each plate and print it on acetate first"
   • ▪ proofread (a text): "a book about dinosaurs was being proofed by the publisher"
   • 3. activate (yeast) by the addition of liquid: North American "proof the yeast with the teaspoon of sugar"
   • ▪ knead (dough) until light and smooth.
   • ▪ (of dough) prove: "shape into a baguette and let proof for a few minutes"

   Word Origin Middle Englishpreve, from Old French proeve, from late Latin proba, from Latin probare ‘to test, prove’. The change of vowel in late Middle English was due to the influence of prove. Current senses of the verb date from the late 19th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. proofless adjective

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