Noun
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the act of validating
finding or testing the truth of something
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a trial photographic print from a negative
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(printing) an impression made to check for errors
- test copy - trial impression -
a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)
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a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it
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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"
- cogent evidence
Verb
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make resistant (to harm)
"proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer"
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activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk
"proof yeast"
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read for errors
"I should proofread my manuscripts"
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knead to reach proper lightness
"proof dough"
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make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset
Adjective
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(used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand
"temptation-proof"
"childproof locks"