Proven

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Proven \Prov"en\, p. p. or a.
     Proved. "Accusations firmly proven in his mind." --Thackeray.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Of this which was the principal charge, and was
           generally believed to beproven, he was acquitted.


                                                    --Jowett
                                                    (Thucyd. ).
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Not proven} (Scots Law), a verdict of a jury that the guilt
        of the accused is not made out, though not disproved.
        --Mozley & W.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  proven
       adj : established beyond doubt; "a proven liar"; "a Soviet leader
             of proven shrewdness" [syn: {proved}] [ant: {unproved}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  prove
       v 1: be shown or be found to be; "She proved to be right"; "The
            medicine turned out to save her life"; "She turned up
            HIV positive" [syn: {turn out}, {turn up}]
       2: 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" [syn: {demonstrate},
           {establish}, {show}, {shew}] [ant: {disprove}]
       3: provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the
          father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
          [syn: {testify}, {bear witness}, {evidence}, {show}]
       4: prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof
       5: put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental
          use to; "This approach has been tried with good results";
          "Test this recipe" [syn: {test}, {try}, {try out}, {examine},
           {essay}]
       6: increase in volume; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room"
          [syn: {rise}]
       7: cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread" [syn: {raise},
           {leaven}]
       8: take a trial impression of
       9: obtain probate of; "prove a will"
       [also: {proven}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  proven
       See {prove}

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  37 Moby Thesaurus words for "proven":
     ascertained, attested, authenticated, borne out, certified,
     circumstantiated, confirmed, corroborated, demonstrated,
     dependable, determined, established, faithworthy, fixed,
     incorruptible, inviolable, proved, reliable, responsible, settled,
     shown, straight, substantiated, sure, tested, to be trusted, tried,
     tried and true, true, trustable, trustworthy, trusty, unfalse,
     unperfidious, untreacherous, validated, verified