prove, v. 1. establish the truth of, show to be true, bear out, demonstrate, manifest, evince, evidence, give credence to, Law. probate; document, back or back up, support, uphold, sustain; affirm, confirm, Inf. go to show, corroborate, verify, authenticate, validate, substantiate; attest to, certify, bear witness to, witness, testify to, vouch for; Inf. put up or shut up, Inf. put your money where your mouth is.
2. test, put to the test, put to trial, assay, give a test or trial run, try or try out, give a tryout; examine, probe, analyze, check or check out, go over.
3. show, evidence, demonstrate, manifest, evince, exhibit, display.
4. turn out, come out, result, end up, be found to be.
provenance, n. provenience, origin, source; root, taproot, Bot. radicle, Bot. radix, etiology, derivation, etymon; fountainhead, fount, fountain, head, well-spring, well, spring, rise; base, basis, foundation, fundamental, rudiment, ground,
provender, n. 1. (all of livestock) feed, fodder, forage, silage, ensilage, hay, straw, grass; wheat, rye, oats, barley, corn, grain, bran, meal, mash; swill, Inf glop, SI. slop.
2. food, nourishment, nutriment, nurture, aliment, alimentation, pabulum, sustenance, sustentation, subsistence; viands, meat, bread, daily bread, groceries, foodstuffs, solids, edibles, Inf grub, SI. eats, SI. chow, Chiefly Brit. SI. scoff; snack, between-meal-snack, bite, nosh, SI. munchies; victuals, provisions, cheer, rations, commons, comestibles, Western U.S. SI. chuck, Brit. SI. prog; board, fare, meals, mess, menu, table, diet, regimen.
proverb, n. maxim, aphorism, apothegm, gnome, adage, Archaic, word, Archaic, sentence; saw, pithy statement, sententious saying, saying; axiom, precept, prescript, dictum, moral; epigram, witticism, Fr. jeu d'esprit, quip, Atticism; cliche, hackneyed phrase, platitude, truism, Inf. bromide, commonplace; byword, slogan, motto, catchword, catch phrase. t
proverbial, adj. axiomatic, self-evident, aphoristic, apothegmatic, apothematical; cliche, trite, hackneyed, platitudinous, Inf. bromidic; commonplace, common, ordinary, everyday, familiar; universal, general, well-known, famed, famous, legendary, traditional,
provide, v. 1. furnish, supply, contribute, accommodate, equip, outfit, Archaic, dight, Obs. appoint; cater, purvey, provision, provender, victual; store, stock, stock up, fill, gird, Chiefly Scot. plenish.
2. afford, yield, produce; present, serve, give, afford, accord, donate, award, confer; distribute, administer, deal out, give out, dole out, mete out, Inf. hand out, Inf. dish out, SI. shell out SI. fork out; grant, tender, proffer, extend, bestow, lavish; endow, endue, invest.
3. allow for, make allowances for, consider, take into consideration, take into account, take account of; prepare for, make provision for, make sure, make sure against, forearm, provide for or against a rainy day; take precautions, take steps or measures, guard against, keep on the safe side, Inf. play safe; set one's house in order; leave nothing to chance, leave no room for error, consider every angle, leave no stone unturned; hedge, hedge one's bets, cut one's losses; clear the decks, batten down the hatches, shorten sail.