be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

ensue, result - issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end; "result in tragedy"

prove oneself - show one's ability or courage

prove - prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof

affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain - establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"

negate, contradict - prove negative; show to be false

stultify - prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence; "nobody is legally allowed to stultify himself"

jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

attest, certify, evidence, manifest, demonstrate - provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness"

inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"

presume - constitute reasonable evidence for; "A restaurant bill presumes the consumption of food"

abduce, adduce, cite - advance evidence for

math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement

shew, show, demonstrate, prove, establish - establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"

judge - form an opinion of or pass judgment on; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"

verify, control - verify or regulate by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard, of scientific experiments; "Are you controlling for the temperature?"

float - circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with; "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform"

field-test - test something under the conditions under which it will actually be used; "The Army field tested the new tanks"

grow - become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"

lift, raise, elevate, get up, bring up - raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

print, impress - reproduce by printing

jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

authenticate - establish the authenticity of something