Prove and Try

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Prove

Prove verb - Put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to.

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Try is a synonym for prove in process topic. In some cases you can use "Try" instead a verb "Prove", when it comes to topics like investigate, test, put to a test. popular alternative

Nearby Words: proved, proven, proving, provable

Try

Try verb - Put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to.

Usage example: This approach has been tried with good results

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Prove is a synonym for try in process topic. You can use "Prove" instead a verb "Try", if it concerns topics such as investigate, experiment. popular alternative

Nearby Words: tried, trying

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humanity	prove humanity	try humanity
power	prove power	try power
life	prove life	try life
problem	prove problem	try problem
Other words: case, time, way, times, powers.

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In one episode, he scruffies himself up to try and prove that people like him for his personality, instead of just his looks.

Source: Series / Rules of Engagement
But when she killed herself to try and prove that he could feel emotions, he realized that he would have been more satisfied if he had killed her himself.

Source: Tragic Villain
Oftentimes this is because the magic actively refuses to be analyzed in such a way - it'll work reliably until you try and prove that it works reliably.

Source: Magic Versus Science

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