Proof

The act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something

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

(printing) an impression made to check for errors

Read for errors

Synonyms

Proofread

Entails

Read

Examples

I should proofread my manuscripts

Activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk

Examples

Proof yeast

A formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it

A measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)

A trial photographic print from a negative

Knead to reach proper lightness

Type of

Knead

Work

Examples

Proof dough

Make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset

Make resistant (to harm)

Type of

Strengthen

Examples

Proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer

(used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand

Examples

Temptation-proof

Childproof locks