PROOF

I. noun see: prove Date: 13th century 1. the cogency of evidence that compels acceptance by the mind of a truth or a fact, the process or an instance of establishing the validity of a statement especially by derivation from other statements in accordance with principles of reasoning, experience , something that induces certainty or establishes validity, the quality or state of having been tested or tried, evidence operating to determine the finding or judgment of a tribunal, 6. a copy (as of typeset text) made for examination or correction, a test impression of an engraving, etching, or lithograph, a coin that is struck from a highly polished die on a polished planchet, is not intended for circulation, and sometimes differs in metallic content from coins of identical design struck for circulation, a test photographic print made from a negative, a test applied to articles or substances to determine whether they are of standard or satisfactory quality, 8. the minimum alcoholic strength of ~ spirit, strength with reference to the standard for ~ spirit, II. adjective Date: 1592 able to resist or repel , used in proving or testing or as a standard of comparison, of standard strength or quality or alcoholic content, III. transitive verb Date: 1745 1. to make or take a ~ or test of, ~read , to give a resistant quality to, to activate (yeast) by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk, ~er noun