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Proving

/ˈpɹuːvɪŋ/

To proofread.

📖 Definitions of "Proving"

verb
  1. 1

    To proofread.

  2. 2

    To make resistant, especially to water.

  3. 3

    To allow yeast-containing dough to rise.

  4. 4

    To test the activeness of yeast.

verb
  1. 1

    To demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for.

    "I will prove that my method is more effective than yours."

  2. 2

    To turn out; to manifest.

    "It proved to be a cold day."

  3. 3

    To turn out to be.

    "Have an exit strategy should your calculations prove incorrect."

  4. 4

    To put to the test, to make trial of.

    "The exception proves the rule."

🔄 Synonyms of "Proving"

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WordDefinition
validationnounThe act of validating something.
validatingserving to support or corroborate
proofnoun(uncountable) The degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any truth or fact, and produces belief; a test by facts or arguments which induce, or tend to induce, certainty of the judgment; conclusive evidence; demonstration.

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WordDefinition
proofverb(transitive) To make resistant, especially to water.
validationnounThe act of validating something.
validatingserving to support or corroborate
spanverb(transitive) To extend through the distance between or across.
calibrationnoun(technology) The act of calibrating something.
becomingnounpleasingly suitable; fit; congruous; beautiful
tryingnounDifficult to endure; arduous.
testingnounThe act of conducting a test; trialing, proving.
benchmarkingnounA performance measurement according to a benchmark.
theoremverb(transitive) To formulate into a theorem.
showverb(transitive) To display, to have somebody see (something).
showingnounAn occasion when something is shown.
revealingnounInformative.
resultingOf something that follows as the result of something else; resultant.
demonstrateverb(transitive) To show, display, or present; to prove or make evident
establishingnounThe act by which something is established; establishment.
evidenceverb(transitive) To provide evidence for, or suggest the truth of.
statingnounstatement
justifyingnounA process of justification.
corroboratingsupporting

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