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"etymology_text": "From Middle English proven, from Old English prōfian (“to esteem, regard as, evince, try, prove”) and Old French prover (“to prove”), both from Latin probō (“test, try, examine, approve, show to be good or fit, prove”, verb), from probus (“good, worthy, excellent”), from Proto-Indo-European *pro-bʰuH-s (“being in front, prominent”), from *pro-, *per- (“toward”) + *bʰuH- (“to be”). Displaced native Middle English sothen (“to prove”), from Old English sōþian (“to prove”). Doublet of probe. More at for, be, soothe.",
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{
"ref": "1577, Socrates Scholasticus [i.e., Socrates of Constantinople], “Constantinus the Emperour Summoneth the Nicene Councell, it was Held at Nicæa a Citie of Bythnia for the Debatinge of the Controuersie about the Feast of Easter, and the Rootinge out of the Heresie of Arius”, in Eusebius Pamphilus, Socrates Scholasticus, Evagrius Scholasticus, Dorotheus, translated by Meredith Hanmer, The Avncient Ecclesiasticall Histories of the First Six Hundred Yeares after Christ, Wrytten in the Greeke Tongue by Three Learned Historiographers, Eusebius, Socrates, and Euagrius. …, book I (The First Booke of the Ecclesiasticall Historye of Socrates Scholasticvs), imprinted at London: By Thomas Vautroullier dwelling in the Blackefriers by Ludgate, →OCLC, page 225",
"text": "[VV]e are able with playne demonſtration to proue, and vvith reaſon to perſvvade that in tymes paſt our fayth vvas alike, that then vve preached thinges correſpondent vnto the forme of faith already published of vs, ſo that none in this behalfe can repyne or gaynesay vs.",
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"ref": "2012 August 5, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “I Love Lisa” (season 4, episode 15; originally aired 02/11/1993)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)",
"text": "Valentine’s Day means different things for different people. For Homer, it means forking over a hundred dollars for a dusty box of chocolates at the Kwik-E-Mart after characteristically forgetting the holiday yet again. For Ned, it’s another opportunity to prove his love for his wife. Most germane to the episode, for Lisa, Valentine’s Day means being the only person in her entire class to give Ralph a Valentine after noticing him looking crestfallen and alone at his desk.",
"type": "quotation"
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{
"ref": "2013 June 7, Gary Younge, “Hypocrisy lies at heart of Manning prosecution”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 18",
"text": "WikiLeaks did not cause these uprisings but it certainly informed them. The dispatches revealed details of corruption and kleptocracy that many Tunisians suspected, but could not prove, and would cite as they took to the streets. They also exposed the blatant discrepancy between the west's professed values and actual foreign policies.",
"type": "quotation"
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"text": "I will prove that my method is more effective than yours.",
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"(transitive) To demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for."
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"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "bewys"
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"code": "ar",
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"roman": "barhana",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "بَرْهَنَ"
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔaṯbata",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "أَثْبَتَ"
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "apacʿucʿel",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "ապացուցել"
},
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"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "probar"
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"_dis1": "79 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 1",
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "proman kora",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "প্রমাণ করা"
},
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "dokazvam",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "доказвам"
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "provar"
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "demostrar"
},
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "證明"
},
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"_dis1": "79 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhèngmíng",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "证明"
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "dokázat"
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "prokázat"
},
{
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "bevise"
},
{
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "bewijzen"
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "aantonen"
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "bewijs leveren"
},
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "bewijzen leveren"
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "pruvi"
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"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "tõestama"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "todistaa"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "näyttää toteen"
},
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "prouver"
},
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"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "provâ"
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "probar"
},
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "demostrar"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "beweisen"
},
{
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "prüfen"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 1",
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "kiusan",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "𐌺𐌹𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 1",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "apodeiknýo",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "αποδεικνύω"
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"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "tekmērióō",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "τεκμηριόω"
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{
"_dis1": "79 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 1",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hokhíakh",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "הוכיח"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 1",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "pramāṇit karnā",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "प्रमाणित करना"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 1",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "sābit karnā",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "साबित करना"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "bizonyít"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 1",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "sannreyna"
},
{
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"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "verigar"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 1",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "membuktikan"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "dimostrare"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "provare"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 1",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shōmei-suru",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "証明する"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 1",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jeungmyeonghada",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "증명하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 1",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "probō"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 1",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "arguō"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 1",
"code": "nds-de",
"lang": "Low German",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "bewiesen"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 1",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "dokažuva",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "докажува"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 1",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "dokaže",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"tags": [
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"word": "докаже"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 1",
"code": "swb",
"lang": "Maore Comorian",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "uonesa dalili"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "whakatūturu"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "hāpono"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 1",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "provar"
},
{
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"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "demostrar"
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{
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"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "sōþian"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 1",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "esbât kardan",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "اثبات کردن"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "dowodzić"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "udowadniać"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "provar"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "demonstrar"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 1",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "proba"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 1",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "dovedi"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 1",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
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"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
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"sense": "to turn out; to manifest",
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"_dis1": "1 64 30 1 0 1 0 1 1",
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"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to turn out; to manifest",
"word": "ukázat se"
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{
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"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to turn out; to manifest",
"word": "blijken"
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{
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
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"sense": "to turn out; to manifest",
"word": "paljastua"
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"_dis1": "1 64 30 1 0 1 0 1 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
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"word": "osoittautua"
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"_dis1": "1 64 30 1 0 1 0 1 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to turn out; to manifest",
"word": "se révéler"
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{
"_dis1": "1 64 30 1 0 1 0 1 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to turn out; to manifest",
"word": "s’avérer"
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{
"_dis1": "1 64 30 1 0 1 0 1 1",
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"lang": "German",
"sense": "to turn out; to manifest",
"word": "sich herausstellen"
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{
"_dis1": "1 64 30 1 0 1 0 1 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to turn out; to manifest",
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{
"_dis1": "1 64 30 1 0 1 0 1 1",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "phaínomai",
"sense": "to turn out; to manifest",
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"_dis1": "1 64 30 1 0 1 0 1 1",
"code": "it",
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{
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to turn out; to manifest",
"word": "dimostrare"
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{
"_dis1": "1 64 30 1 0 1 0 1 1",
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"_dis1": "1 64 30 1 0 1 0 1 1",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to turn out; to manifest",
"word": "izkazati se"
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{
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{
"text": "The exception proves the rule.",
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"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "প্রমাণ করা"
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"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
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"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "證明"
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{
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhèngmíng",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "证明"
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"word": "dokázat"
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"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "bevise"
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"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
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"code": "nl",
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "pruvi"
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{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "tõestama"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "todistaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "näyttää toteen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "prouver"
},
{
"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "provâ"
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "probar"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "beweisen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "prüfen"
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"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "kiusan",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "𐌺𐌹𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌽"
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{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
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"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
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"code": "grc",
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"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "τεκμηριόω"
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hokhíakh",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "הוכיח"
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{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "pramāṇit karnā",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "प्रमाणित करना"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "sābit karnā",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "साबित करना"
},
{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
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},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "sannreyna"
},
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"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
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},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "membuktikan"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "dimostrare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "provare"
},
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shōmei-suru",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "証明する"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jeungmyeonghada",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "증명하다"
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"code": "la",
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"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "probō"
},
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"code": "la",
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"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
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"code": "mk",
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"code": "swb",
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"code": "mi",
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"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
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"code": "mi",
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"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
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"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "provar"
},
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"code": "oc",
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"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "demostrar"
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"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
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"code": "fa",
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"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "اثبات کردن"
},
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "dowodzić"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "udowadniać"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "provar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "demonstrar"
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "proba"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "dovedi"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "stabili"
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{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "arăta"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
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],
"word": "дока́зывать"
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"code": "ru",
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"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
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"word": "доказа́ть"
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"code": "sc",
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"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "proai"
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{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "proare"
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{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "probare"
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{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "provai"
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{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "provare"
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{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "pruvari"
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{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "dokazati"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "probar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "demostrar"
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{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "hakiki"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "visa"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "bevisa"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "pí-sùut",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "พิสูจน์"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "ispat etmek"
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{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "kanıtlamak"
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{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "ispatlamak"
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{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "dovódyty",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "дово́дити"
},
{
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "provar"
},
{
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "proar"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to demonstrate that something is true; to give proof for",
"word": "chứng minh"
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{
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "to turn out; to manifest",
"word": "bewys"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "okazvam se",
"sense": "to turn out; to manifest",
"word": "оказвам се"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to turn out; to manifest",
"word": "ukázat se"
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "to turn out; to manifest",
"word": "blijken"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to turn out; to manifest",
"word": "uitwijzen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to turn out; to manifest",
"word": "paljastua"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to turn out; to manifest",
"word": "osoittautua"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to turn out; to manifest",
"word": "se révéler"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to turn out; to manifest",
"word": "s’avérer"
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{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "to turn out; to manifest",
"word": "sich herausstellen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to turn out; to manifest",
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"code": "grc",
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"sense": "to turn out; to manifest",
"word": "φαίνομαι"
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{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "to turn out; to manifest",
"word": "manifestare"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
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"code": "ru",
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"code": "sco",
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"word": "kyth"
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"code": "sl",
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"sense": "to turn out; to manifest",
"word": "izkazati se"
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"code": "bg",
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"word": "изпитвам"
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"code": "eo",
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"code": "gl",
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"sense": "to put to the test, to make trial of",
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"code": "id",
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"word": "testare"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "to put to the test, to make trial of",
"word": "provare"
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"sense": "to put to the test, to make trial of",
"word": "provar"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "to put to the test, to make trial of",
"word": "experimentar"
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"code": "es",
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"code": "es",
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"code": "tl",
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"sense": "to put to the test, to make trial of",
"word": "diyamahin"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
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}
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}
],
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