From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Proven \Prov"en\, p. p. or a. Proved. ''Accusations firmly proven in his mind.'' --Thackeray.
Of this which was the principal charge, and was generally believed to beproven, he was acquitted. --Jowett (Thucyd. ).
{Not proven} (Scots Law), a verdict of a jury that the guilt of the accused is not made out, though not disproved. --Mozley & W.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: established beyond doubt; "a proven liar"; "a Soviet leader of proven shrewdness" [syn: {proved}] [ant: {unproved}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
verb
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]:
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
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