proof
proof
pruf
proof
/pɚˈuːf/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "proof"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ, āϏāĻžāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ

information or evidence that proves the truth or existence of something
proof definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He provided proof of his identity with a valid passport and driver's license.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦ⧈āϧ āĻĒāĻžāϏāĻĒā§‹āĻ°ā§āϟ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĄā§āϰāĻžāχāĻ­āĻŋāĻ‚ āϞāĻžāχāϏ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏ āϏāĻš āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ, āϏāĻžāĻŦ⧁āĻĻ

a logical argument composed of a series of steps, each following from the previous, demonstrating that a statement is true
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The professor asked students to write a proof for the formula.
āĻ…āĻ§ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻ• āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏ⧂āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āϞāĻŋāĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻŦāϞ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ, āϝāĻžāϚāĻžāχ

the act or process of testing or verifying the truth of something through evidence or argument
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The experiment served as proof of the hypothesis.
āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰ⧁āĻĢ, āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϟ

a preliminary photographic print made from a negative to check composition, exposure, or quality before producing the final image
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She examined the proof for color accuracy.
āϏ⧇ āϰāϙ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•āϤāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰ⧁āĻĢ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰ⧁āĻĢ, āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻŖ

a test impression made to check for errors before final production
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Proofs help catch typographical mistakes.
āĻĒā§āϰ⧁āĻĢ āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻŖāϜāύāĻŋāϤ āϭ⧁āϞ āϧāϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ

a scale for measuring the strength of alcoholic beverages
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The term " proof " originates from the British Royal Navy, where sailors would test rum strength by igniting it with gunpowder; if it burned, it was " proof " it contained enough alcohol.
「āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖã€ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϟāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϰāĻŋāϟāĻŋāĻļ āϰāϝāĻŧā§āϝāĻžāϞ āύ⧇āĻ­āĻŋ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āωāĻĻā§āĻ­ā§‚āϤ, āϝ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āϰāĻž āĻ—āĻžāύāĻĒāĻžāωāĻĄāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ; āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻœā§āĻŦāϞ⧇ āωāĻ āϤ, āϤāĻŦ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ 「āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖã€ āϝ⧇ āĻāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϞāϕ⧋āĻšāϞ āϰāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏāĻ‚āĻļā§‹āϧāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻ‚āĻļā§‹āϧāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to read written material carefully to detect and correct errors
to proof definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The editor proofed the manuscript for spelling mistakes.
āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ• āĻŦāĻžāύāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϭ⧁āϞ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§āϞāĻŋāĻĒāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻ‚āĻļā§‹āϧāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ⧀ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make resistant or impervious to harm or damage
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The case is proofed to protect the device.
āĻĄāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāχāϏāϟāĻŋ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϕ⧇āϏāϟāĻŋ āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ“āĻ āĻžāύ⧋, āωāĻ āϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to allow dough to rise, often by mixing with water, sugar, or milk
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The baker proofed the dough for an hour.
āĻŦ⧇āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻāĻ• āϘāĻŖā§āϟāĻž āϧāϰ⧇ āĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻĻāĻž āĻĢā§‹āϞāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ“āĻ āĻžāύ⧋, āĻĢā§‹āϞāĻžāύ⧋

to knead or manipulate dough to reach the proper lightness or texture
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She proofed the pastry carefully.
āϏ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧇ āĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻĻāĻž āĻŽā§‡āϖ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύāĻŽā§āύāĻž āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make a trial or sample version of something, such as a photographic negative, etching, or typeset
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The printer proofed the typeset pages.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰ āϟāĻžāχāĻĒāϏ⧇āϟ āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāϗ⧁āϞ⧋ āĻĒā§āϰ⧁āĻĢ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏāĻšāύāĻļā§€āϞ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāϤ

(used as a compound adjective or a suffix) capable of enduring a specific type of damage, condition, or test
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The childproof lock prevented children from accessing hazardous areas.
āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁-āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āϞāĻ• āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻœā§āϜāύāĻ• āĻāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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reproof
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