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[1] the act or process of making a thing resistant, as in waterproof fabrics or fireproof material.
[2] any chemical used in the manufacture of a substance to make it proof against water, fire, etc.
[3] evidence sufficient to establish a thing as true, or to produce belief in its truth.
[4] anything serving as such evidence: What proof do you have?
[5] the act of testing or making trial of anything; test; trial: to put a thing to the proof.
[6] the establishment of the truth of anything; demonstration.
[7] Law . (in judicial proceedings) evidence having probative weight.
[8] the effect of evidence in convincing the mind.
[9] an arithmetical operation serving to check the correctness of a calculation.
[10] Mathematics , Logic . a sequence of steps, statements, or demonstrations that leads to a valid conclusion.
[11] a test to determine the quality, durability, etc., of materials used in manufacture.
[12] Distilling . the arbitrary standard strength, as of an alcoholic liquor. strength with reference to this standard: “100 proof” signifies a proof spirit, usually 50% alcohol.
[13] Photography . a trial print from a negative.
[14] Printing . a trial impression, as of composed type, taken to correct errors and make alterations. one of a number of early and superior impressions taken before the printing of the ordinary issue: to pull a proof.
[15] (in printmaking) an impression taken from a plate or the like to show the quality or condition of work during the process of execution; a print pulled for examination while working on a plate, block, stone, etc.
[16] Numismatics . one of a limited number of coins of a new issue struck from polished dies on a blank having a polished or matte surface.
[17] the state of having been tested and approved.
[18] proved strength, as of armor.
[19] Scots Law . the trial of a case by a judge alone, without a jury.
[20] able to withstand; successful in not being overcome: proof against temptation.
[21] impenetrable, impervious, or invulnerable: proof against outside temperature changes.
[22] used for testing or proving; serving as proof.
[23] of standard strength, as an alcoholic liquor.
[24] of tested or proven strength or quality: proof armor.
[25] noting pieces of pure gold and silver that the U.S. assay and mint offices use as standards.
[26] to test; examine for flaws, errors, etc.; check against a standard or standards.
[27] Printing . prove(def 7) .
[28] to proofread.
[29] to treat or coat for the purpose of rendering resistant to deterioration, damage, etc. (often used in combination): to proof a house against termites; to shrink-proof a shirt.
[30] Cookery . to test the effectiveness of (yeast), as by combining with warm water so that a bubbling action occurs. to cause (especially bread dough) to rise due to the addition of baker's yeast or other leavening.
[31] any evidence that establishes or helps to establish the truth, validity, quality, etc, of something
[32] law the whole body of evidence upon which the verdict of a court is based
[33] maths logic a sequence of steps or statements that establishes the truth of a proposition See also direct (def. 17), induction (def. 4), induction (def. 8)
[34] the act of testing the truth of something (esp in the phrase put to the proof )
[35] Scots law trial before a judge without a jury
[36] printing a trial impression made from composed type, or a print-out (from a laser printer, etc) for the correction of errors
[37] (in engraving, etc) a print made by an artist or under his supervision for his own satisfaction before he hands the plate over to a professional printer
[38] photog a trial print from a negative
[39] the alcoholic strength of proof spirit the strength of a beverage or other alcoholic liquor as measured on a scale in which the strength of proof spirit is 100 degrees
[40] (usually postpositive foll by against ) able to resist; impervious (to) the roof is proof against rain
[41] having the alcoholic strength of proof spirit
[42] of proved strength or impenetrability proof armour
[43] (tr) to take a proof from (type matter, a plate, etc)
[44] to proofread (text) or inspect (a print, etc), as for approval
[45] to render (something) proof, esp to waterproof

Words nearby Proofing

proof sheet, proof spirit, proof stress, proof theory, proof-of-purchase, proofing, proofread, prootic, prop, prop root, prop wash

Origin of Proofing

1175–1225; Middle English prove, prooff, prof, proufe, alteration (by association with the vowel of prove) of preove, proeve, prieve, pref < Middle French preve, proeve, prueve < Late Latin proba a test, akin to Latin probāre to test and find good; cf. pree

Other words from Proofing

re-proof , verb (used with object)
un·proofed , adjective

Word origin for Proofing

C13: from Old French preuve a test, from Late Latin proba, from Latin probāre to test