Definition of proof

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Proof (n.) Any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial..

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Semiproof :: Semiproof (n.) Half proof; evidence from the testimony of a single witness.
Pull :: Pull (v. t.) To take or make, as a proof or impression; -- hand presses being worked by pulling a lever..
Testing :: Testing (n.) The act of testing or proving; trial; proof.
Argument :: Argument (n.) A reason or reasons offered in proof, to induce belief, or convince the mind; reasoning expressed in words; as, an argument about, concerning, or regarding a proposition, for or in favor of it, or against it..
Weatherproof :: Weatherproof (a.) Proof against rough weather.
Prove :: Prove (v. t.) To take a trial impression of; to take a proof of; as, to prove a page..
Revise :: Revise (n.) A second proof sheet; a proof sheet taken after the first or a subsequent correction.
Postulated :: Postulated (a.) Assumed without proof; as, a postulated inference..
Administer :: Administer (v. t.) To apply, as medicine or a remedy; to give, as a dose or something beneficial or suitable. Extended to a blow, a reproof, etc..
Derain :: Derain (v. t.) To prove or to refute by proof; to clear (one's self).
Corsned :: Corsned (n.) The morsel of execration; a species of ordeal consisting in the eating of a piece of bread consecrated by imprecation. If the suspected person ate it freely, he was pronounced innocent; but if it stuck in his throat, it was considered as a proof of his guilt..
Sugared :: Sugar (v. t.) To cover with soft words; to disguise by flattery; to compliment; to sweeten; as, to sugar reproof..
Positive :: Positive (a.) Hence: Not admitting of any doubt, condition, qualification, or discretion; not dependent on circumstances or probabilities; not speculative; compelling assent or obedience; peremptory; indisputable; decisive; as, positive instructions; positive truth; positive proof..
Correption :: Correption (n.) Chiding; reproof; reproach.
Monitor :: Monitor (n.) One who admonishes; one who warns of faults, informs of duty, or gives advice and instruction by way of reproof or caution..
Waterproof :: Waterproof (n.) A substance or preparation for rendering cloth, leather, etc., impervious to water..
Fireproof :: Fireproof (a.) Proof against fire; incombustible.
Refutation :: Refutation (n.) The act or process of refuting or disproving, or the state of being refuted; proof of falsehood or error; the overthrowing of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine, or theory, by argument or countervailing proof..
Bead Proof :: Bead proof () A degree of strength in alcoholic liquor as shown by beads or small bubbles remaining on its surface, or at the side of the glass, when shaken..
Proof :: Proof (v. t.) Armor of excellent or tried quality, and deemed impenetrable; properly, armor of proof..
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