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proven

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Pronunciation
/ˈpɹuː.vn̩/ (UK)
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/ˈpɹuː.vn̩/ (UK) · /ˈpɹəʊ.vn̩/ (UK) · /ˈpɹu.vn̩/ (US) · /ˈpɹoː.vən/

Definition of proven

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Having been proved; having proved its value or truth.
    “It's a proven fact that morphine is a more effective painkiller than acetaminophen is.”
    “Mass lexical comparison is not a proven method for demonstrating relationships between languages.”
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adj

  1. Having been proved; having proved its value or truth.
    “It's a proven fact that morphine is a more effective painkiller than acetaminophen is.”
    “Mass lexical comparison is not a proven method for demonstrating relationships between languages.”

verb

  1. (form-of, participle, past)past participle of prove

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Etymology

From Scottish English, as past participle of preve, a Middle English variant of prove – compare woven (from weave) and cloven (from cleave), both of which feature -eve → -oven.…

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From Scottish English, as past participle of preve, a Middle English variant of prove – compare woven (from weave) and cloven (from cleave), both of which feature -eve → -oven. Preve died out in England, but survived in Scotland, where proven developed, initially in a legal context, as in “The jury ruled that the charges were not proven.” See usage notes for historical usage patterns. Earlier, from Late Latin probō (“test, try, examine, approve, show to be good or fit, prove”, verb), from Latin probus (“good, worthy, excellent”), from Proto-Indo-European *pro-bʰuH-s (“being in front, prominent”), from *pro-, *per- (“toward”) + *bʰuH- (“to be”). Morphologically prove + -n.

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