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PROVED

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Established beyond doubt

Example:

a Soviet leader of proven shrewdness

Synonyms:

proved; proven

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

established (shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt)

evidenced (supported by evidence)

tested; tried; well-tried (tested and proved useful or correct)

verified (proved to be true)

Antonym:

unproved (not proved)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Past simple / past participle of the verb prove

Credits

 Context examples: 

Sit down and listen, for indeed I want to do right and make you happy, she said, hoping to soothe him with a little reason, which proved that she knew nothing about love.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

You have proved that to my satisfaction as well as yours.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

It proved, however, that our vigil was not to be so long as Holmes had led us to fear, and it ended in a very sudden and singular fashion.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

This meeting of the two parties proved highly satisfactory, and decided the whole business at once.

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)

My morning’s work has not been wasted, since it has proved that he has the very strongest motives for standing in the way of anything of the sort.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

And who is there, whatever might be their former conduct, that she would think capable of such an attempt, till it were proved against them?

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

I knew he would not expect to see me there, yet I took every precaution possible, and certainly the worst of my suspicions proved too true.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

Furthermore, the substance proved safe for use in neural cells.

(Brazil scientists discover Zika virus inhibitor, Agência Brasil)

The chance proved a lucky one, for a message from Mrs. Palmer soon after she arrived, carried Mrs. Jennings away.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

“My surmise, as you saw, proved to be correct,” said he, speaking from the depths of his easy-chair.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)