proven

adjective
pro·ven
pro͞oʹvən

Having been proved; having proved its value or truth.

Example

“It's a proven fact that morphine is a more effective painkiller than acetaminophen is.”

Related words

nonproven
provenly
provenness
semiproven
not proven

Example sentences

“Faith healing is proven not to work.”
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“This has literally been proven to be happening.”
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“That can't be proven.”
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Word history

From Latin "probus" (good, worthy, excellent).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “proven” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.