Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: proof, proofread

'proof'

[proof.n.01] as in: any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something

Examples:
if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produce it

'proof'

[proof.n.02] as in: a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it

'proof'

[proof.n.03] as in: a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)

'proof'

[proof.n.04] as in: (printing) an impression made to check for errors

'proof'

[proof.n.05] as in: a trial photographic print from a negative

'proof'

[validation.n.01] as in: the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something

'proof'

[proof.v.01] as in: make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset

'proof'

[proof.v.02] as in: knead to reach proper lightness

Examples:
proof dough

'proof'

[proofread.v.01] as in: read for errors

Examples:
I should proofread my manuscripts

'proof'

[proof.v.04] as in: activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk

Examples:
proof yeast

'proof'

[proof.v.05] as in: make resistant (to harm)

Examples:
proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer

'proof'

[proof.s.01] as in: (used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand

Examples:
temptation-proof
childproof locks

Origins

					proof (English)
└── proof (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── prove (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        └── proba (Latin)
            └── probo (Latin)
                └── probus (Latin)