prove
verb (used with object)
to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument.
half-proved
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a word derived from
prove.
Example Sentences
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I was third or fourth choice, the next in line to play, and I felt that I'd half-proved to Fabio what I could do.
From The Guardian ● May 29, 2012
"And why should I keep my word to a half-proved spirit such as you?"
From Gulliver of Mars by Edwin Lester Linden Arnold
