proven
prooh vuhn
- v be shown or be found to be
- v establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
- v provide evidence for
- v prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof
- v put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
- v increase in volume
- v cause to puff up with a leaven
- v take a trial impression of
- v obtain probate of
- a established beyond doubt
a proven liar
a Soviet leader of proven shrewdness
- These have proven critical in helping his team to regenerate tissues from the more ornery cells of the pancreas, liver and nerves, which don't grow as well in a lab dish.
- And the truth is, Hong Kong's claim to internationalism is as equally proven by the demographics of Tsimshatsui, as the tip of the Kowloon peninsula is called, as it is by anything .
- If proven, the accusations are criminal and should be treated as such.