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Definition of Proves
1. prove [v] - See also: prove
Lexicographical Neighbors of Proves
Literary usage of Proves
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1873)
"The argument of “-found a. work of art,—it proves that there must have been a
maker,” was by no means new; it had been used by many previous writers, ..."
2. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1882)
"The argument, therefore, proves too much, if it proves anything; since it leads
to the absurdity of supposing that Great Britain was stipulating for the ..."
3. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1868)
""So I can — except when it proves me in the wrong," she replied, ... But because
your descent proves that honesty and industry may prosper apart from mere ..."
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