| proof | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. cogent evidence, proof | any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something.; "if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produce it" |
| ~ evidence, grounds | your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief.; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling" |
| ~ confirmation, substantiation, verification, check | additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct.; "fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory" |
| ~ validation, establishment | the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof. |
| n. (communication) | 2. proof | a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it. |
| ~ math, mathematics, maths | a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement. |
| ~ logic | the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference. |
| ~ mathematical proof | proof of a mathematical theorem. |
| ~ logical proof | proof of a logical theorem. |
| ~ monstrance, demonstration | proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion. |
| ~ argument, statement | a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true.; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true" |
| n. (quantity) | 3. proof | a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume). |
| ~ quantity, measure, amount | how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify. |
| n. (communication) | 4. proof, test copy, trial impression | (printing) an impression made to check for errors. |
| ~ printing, impression | all the copies of a work printed at one time.; "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies" |
| ~ galley proof | a proof taken before the type is broken up to print pages. |
| ~ foundry proof | a proof taken from a form before duplicate plates are made. |
| ~ printing process, printing | reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. proof | a trial photographic print from a negative. |
| ~ photographic print, print | a printed picture produced from a photographic negative. |
| n. (act) | 6. proof, substantiation, validation | the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something. |
| ~ determination, finding | the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation.; "the determination of molecular structures" |
| ~ authentication, certification | validating the authenticity of something or someone. |
| ~ documentation, support | documentary validation.; "his documentation of the results was excellent"; "the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones" |
| ~ monetisation, monetization | establishing something (e.g. gold or silver) as the legal tender of a country. |
| ~ probate | the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements. |
| v. (creation) | 7. proof | make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset. |
| ~ produce, create, make | create or manufacture a man-made product.; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries" |
| v. (contact) | 8. proof | knead to reach proper lightness.; "proof dough" |
| ~ knead, work | make uniform.; "knead dough"; "work the clay until it is soft" |
| v. (cognition) | 9. proof, proofread | read for errors.; "I should proofread my manuscripts" |
| ~ read | interpret something that is written or printed.; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?" |
| ~ insure, see to it, ascertain, ensure, check, assure, control, see | be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something.; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" |
| v. (change) | 10. proof | activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk.; "proof yeast" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| v. (change) | 11. proof | make resistant (to harm).; "proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer" |
| ~ bombproof | make safe against bombings. |
| ~ bulletproof | make bulletproof.; "bulletproof the car" |
| ~ child-proof, childproof | make safe against children.; "childproof the apartment" |
| ~ foolproof, goof-proof, goofproof | proof against human misuse or error.; "foolproof this appliance" |
| ~ fireproof | make resistant to fire. |
| ~ weatherproof | make resistant to bad weather. |
| ~ strengthen | gain strength.; "His body strengthened" |
| adj. | 12. proof | (used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand.; "temptation-proof"; "childproof locks" |
| ~ imperviable, impervious | not admitting of passage or capable of being affected.; "a material impervious to water"; "someone impervious to argument" |
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