proove

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Definition of proove in English English dictionary

Alternative spelling of prove

Etymology

() From Middle English proven, from Old English prōfian (“to esteem, regard as, evince, try, prove”), from Late Latin probō (“to try, test, approve”, verb), from probus (“good, worthy”), from Proto-Indo-European *pro-bhwo- (“being in front, prominent”), from Proto-Indo-European *pro-, *per- (“toward”) + Proto-Indo-European *bhu- (“to be”). More at for, be.