re-prove
Americanverb (used with or without object)
Usage
What does re-prove mean? Re-prove means to prove again. It is a different word than reprove, which means to criticize or correct. The prove in re-prove usually means to establish the truth or genuineness of something with evidence or through a factual argument. (But it can refer to other meanings, too.) Re-prove is often spelled with a hyphen so that it won’t be confused with reprove, but it also seen without the hyphen. (In those cases, the reader is expected to understand the meaning based on the context.)Example: I have proved and re-proved that this man is innocent.
Etymology
Origin of re-prove
Example Sentences
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The Masts will have to re-prove to the court that they should be granted a permanent adoption.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 2023
“So I never get complacent about what I’ve been able to do in the playoffs. It’s more each and every game is a new opportunity to go out there and re-prove myself.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2019
A third unstated rule is that men need to prove and re-prove that they understand rape is bad, and take it seriously, not unlike signing a loyalty oath to demonstrate you’re not a communist.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 22, 2018
Lykes has to re-prove himself, and rebuild his reputation as a defense-splitting, floor-stretching scorer, each time he steps on a new court for the first time.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 27, 2018
Wouldst thou unprove this to re-prove the proved?
From An Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's Poetry by Corson, Hiram
“No, no, Medium dear, that’s Mars,” Mrs Whatsit re-proved gently.
From "A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L'Engle
Not till it had been proved and re-proved ten times over, was it understood that the sun could not have stood still upon Gideon.
From The Fixed Period by Trollope, Anthony
This explanation has been independently proven and re-proven many times with the best researchers and the best scientific methods.
From Fox News ● Apr. 18, 2020
This requirement for “continuous coverage” helped people who might have otherwise lost coverage, whether because they no longer qualified or because frequently proving and re-proving eligibility is so onerous.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 4, 2022
“I had a couple of down years and so to get in this position is exciting and re-proving to myself that I belong.”
From Reuters ● Jul. 13, 2019
“I don’t think it’s a re-proving or anything like that,” he said.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2012
At that Aunt Beast stood up, saying, “Child,” in a re-proving way.
From "A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L'Engle
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