Main entry: substantiation, validation, proof
Definition: the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
Main entry: proof
Definition: a trial photographic print from a negative
Main entry: proof, cogent evidence
Definition: any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
Usage: if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produce it
Main entry: trial impression, test copy, proof
Definition: (printing) an impression made to check for errors
Main entry: proof
Definition: a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it
Main entry: proof
Definition: a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)
Main entry: proof
Definition: make resistant (to harm)
Usage: proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer
Main entry: proof
Definition: activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk
Usage: proof yeast
Definition: read for errors
Usage: I should proofread my manuscripts
Main entry: proof
Definition: knead to reach proper lightness
Usage: proof dough
Main entry: proof
Definition: make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset
Main entry: proof
Definition: (used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand
Usage: temptation-proof; childproof locks