prove

/pɹuːv/verb
Elementary
1

To demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for; to bear out; to testify.

2

To turn out; to manifest.

3

To turn out to be.

4

To put to the test, to make trial of.

5

To ascertain or establish the genuineness or validity of; to verify.

6

To experience.

7

To take a trial impression of; to take a proof of.

8

Alternative form of proof (“allow (dough) to rise; test the activeness of (yeast); pressure-test (a firearm)”).

9

To determine by experiment which effects a substance causes when ingested.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

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