āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ, āϏāĻžāĻā§āώā§āϝ
information or evidence that proves the truth or existence of something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He provided proof of his identity with a valid passport and driver's license.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϧ āĻĒāĻžāϏāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĄā§āϰāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ āϞāĻžāĻāϏā§āύā§āϏ āϏāĻš āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ, āϏāĻžāĻŦā§āĻĻ
a logical argument composed of a series of steps, each following from the previous, demonstrating that a statement is true
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The professor asked students to write a proof for the formula.
āĻ
āϧā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻ āĻāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻĻā§āϰ āϏā§āϤā§āϰā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āϞāĻŋāĻāϤ⧠āĻŦāϞā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The experiment served as proof of the hypothesis.
āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āύā§āĻŽāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻĢ, āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžāĻŽā§āϞāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāύā§āĻ
a preliminary photographic print made from a negative to check composition, exposure, or quality before producing the final image
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She examined the proof for color accuracy.
āϏ⧠āϰāĻā§āϰ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻāϤāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻĢ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻĢ, āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžāĻŽā§āϞāĻ āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻŖ
a test impression made to check for errors before final production
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Proofs help catch typographical mistakes.
āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻĢ āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻŖāĻāύāĻŋāϤ āĻā§āϞ āϧāϰāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
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.
ãāĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖã āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϰāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻļ āϰāϝāĻŧā§āϝāĻžāϞ āύā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻĻā§āĻā§āϤ, āϝā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻžāύāĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϰāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāϤ; āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāϞ⧠āĻāĻ āϤ, āϤāĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāϞ ãāĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖã āϝ⧠āĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāϰā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ āĻ
ā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻā§āĻšāϞ āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
to proof
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āϏāĻāĻļā§āϧāύ āĻāϰāĻž, āϏāĻāĻļā§āϧāύ āĻāϰāĻž
to read written material carefully to detect and correct errors
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The editor proofed the manuscript for spelling mistakes.
āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ āĻŦāĻžāύāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžāύā§āĻĄā§āϞāĻŋāĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻāĻļā§āϧāύ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
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āϏā§āϰāĻā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧ⧠āĻāϰāĻž
to make resistant or impervious to harm or damage
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The case is proofed to protect the device.
āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāϏāĻāĻŋ āϰāĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻā§āϏāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āϰāĻā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻāĻ āĻžāύā§, āĻāĻ āϤ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
to allow dough to rise, often by mixing with water, sugar, or milk
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The baker proofed the dough for an hour.
āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻ āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž āϧāϰ⧠āĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻĻāĻž āĻĢā§āϞāĻžāϤ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
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āĻāĻ āĻžāύā§, āĻĢā§āϞāĻžāύā§
to knead or manipulate dough to reach the proper lightness or texture
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She proofed the pastry carefully.
āϏ⧠āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧠āĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻĻāĻž āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāĻž, āύāĻŽā§āύāĻž āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž
to make a trial or sample version of something, such as a photographic negative, etching, or typeset
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The printer proofed the typeset pages.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāύā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻ āĻĒā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻĢ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
proof
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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
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The childproof lock prevented children from accessing hazardous areas.
āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§-āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āϞāĻ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻāύāĻ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
disproof
reproof
proof
prove
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