v.
1.be shown or be found to be
2.establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
3.provide evidence for
4.prove formally
5.put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
6.increase in volume
7.cause to puff up with a leaven
8.take a trial impression of
9.obtain probate of
Idiom of the Day
put one's own house in order
to organize one`s own private affairs
Our boss should put his own house in order before he tells others what to do.