proof

1. (verb) make resistant, as to water, sound, errors, etc.
Related Words: fireproof, foolproof, goofproof, strengthen, weatherproof

2. (verb) activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk; "proof yeast"
Related Words: alter, change

3. (verb) make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset
Related Words: create, make, produce

4. (satellite adjective) (used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand; "temptation-proof"; "childproof locks"

5. (noun) a trial print from a negative
Related Words: photographic print, print

6. (noun) any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something; "if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produce it"
Synonyms: cogent evidence
Related Words: check, confirmation, establishment, evidence, grounds, substantiation, validation, verification

7. (noun) (printing) a trial impression made to check for errors
Synonyms: test copy
Related Words: foundry proof, galley proof, impression, printing

8. (noun) (logic or mathematics) a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it
Related Words: argument, demonstration, logical proof, mathematical proof, statement

9. (noun) a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)
Related Words: amount, measure, quantity, quantum

10. (verb) read for errors
Synonyms: proofread
Related Words: ascertain, assure, check, control, ensure, insure, see, see to it

11. (noun) the act of finding or testing the truth of something
Synonyms: proving, validating, validation
Related Words: authentication, certification, determination, documentation, finding, monetisation, monetization, probate, support



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