prove out

verb

proved out; proved out or proven out; proving out; proves out

intransitive verb

: to turn out to be satisfactory or as expected

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Reality check: Vema is still at an early scale and will need to prove out its technology at the pilot level. Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025 In the rest of the tests, this laptop's lasered-in focus on efficiency (i.e., battery life) proved out. PCMAG, 16 Feb. 2025 Howells may end up proving out the international prize purse case to his fellow players in 2025, and is a trail blazer for the globalization of the sport. Todd Boss, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025 In October, SpaceX caught the Super Heavy booster with mechanical arms at the launch pad for the first time, proving out the company's audacious approach to recovering and reusing the rocket. Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for prove out

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of prove out was in 1941

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“Prove out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prove%20out. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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