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(verb) make resistant, as to water, sound, errors, etc. |
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Related Words: fireproof, foolproof, goofproof, strengthen, weatherproof |
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(verb) activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk; "proof yeast" |
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Related Words: alter, change |
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(verb) make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset |
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Related Words: create, make, produce |
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(satellite adjective) (used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand; "temptation-proof"; "childproof locks" |
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(noun) a trial print from a negative |
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Related Words: photographic print, print |
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(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" |
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Synonyms: cogent evidence |
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Related Words: check, confirmation, establishment, evidence, grounds, substantiation, validation, verification |
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(noun) (printing) a trial impression made to check for errors |
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Synonyms: test copy |
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Related Words: foundry proof, galley proof, impression, printing |
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(noun) (logic or mathematics) a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it |
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Related Words: argument, demonstration, logical proof, mathematical proof, statement |
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(noun) a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume) |
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Related Words: amount, measure, quantity, quantum |
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(verb) read for errors |
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Synonyms: proofread |
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Related Words: ascertain, assure, check, control, ensure, insure, see, see to it |
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(noun) the act of finding or testing the truth of something |
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Synonyms: proving, validating, validation |
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Related Words: authentication, certification, determination, documentation, finding, monetisation, monetization, probate, support |
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