PROVEN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does proven mean? 

• PROVEN (adjective)
  The adjective PROVEN has 1 sense:

1. established beyond doubt

  Familiarity information: PROVEN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PROVEN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Established beyond doubt

Synonyms:

proved; proven

Context example:

a Soviet leader of proven shrewdness

Similar:

established (shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt)

evidenced (supported by evidence)

tested; tried; well-tried (tested and proved useful or correct)

verified (proved to be true)

 Context examples 

The study hasn't proven that this special brain cell is unique to humans.

(Mysterious New Type of Human Brain Cell Discovered, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A close relative of adenovirus-36 has already been proven to cause mice and monkeys to put on weight.

(Scientists Find Virus Linked to Weight Gain, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

All these aspects have proven difficult to treat.

(Marmoset study gives insights into loss of pleasure in depression, University of Cambridge)

However, not all studies of exercise and older adults have proven the benefits of exercise.

(Aerobic Exercise May Mildly Delay, Slightly Improve Alzheimer's Symptoms, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Brown fat was only recently proven to exist in adults.

(Nanoparticles target, transform fat tissue, NIH)

The link between exposure to electromagnetic fields and its symptoms are yet to be proven.

(Health threats caused by mobile phone radiation, EUROPARL TV)

However, it has proven to be much more versatile.

(ESO Telescope Observes Exoplanet Where It Rains Iron, ESO)

There is no proven way to prevent it.

(High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

At this time, there is no proven drug treatment for MCI.

(Mild Cognitive Impairment, NIH: National Institute on Aging)

The last year of Saturn in one’s sign is always the easiest—you’ve already proven much to Saturn and are used to his demands.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)