"prove out" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: proves out [present, singular, third-person], proving out [participle, present], proved out [past], proved out [participle, past], proven out [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|prove<,,,:proven> out}} prove out (third-person singular simple present proves out, present participle proving out, simple past proved out, past participle proved out or proven out)
  1. (intransitive) To turn out to be feasible, accurate, true, satisfactory, as expected, hoped, stated, etc. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-prove_out-en-verb-j8XUPAAJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "out", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 25
  2. (transitive) To demonstrate the feasibility of; to show or be shown to be feasible, accurate, true, satisfactory, as expected, hoped, stated, etc. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-prove_out-en-verb-0eVY08Cs
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        "(intransitive) To turn out to be feasible, accurate, true, satisfactory, as expected, hoped, stated, etc."
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          "ref": "2007 April 16, Les Johnson, Nell Boyce (reporter), “Space Tethers: Slinging Objects in Orbit?”, Morning Edition, National Public Radio http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9574513",
          "text": "Not that we’re afraid of things new. It’s just, before you put ’em on a system, they’ve gotta be demonstrated and proven and you’ve gotta have a lot of confidence in ’em. And we’re still in the stages where we're proving this out."
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        "(transitive) To demonstrate the feasibility of; to show or be shown to be feasible, accurate, true, satisfactory, as expected, hoped, stated, etc."
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        "(intransitive) To turn out to be feasible, accurate, true, satisfactory, as expected, hoped, stated, etc."
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        "(transitive) To demonstrate the feasibility of; to show or be shown to be feasible, accurate, true, satisfactory, as expected, hoped, stated, etc."
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