(v): have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
(v): establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
(v): establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
(v): provide evidence for
(v): impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to
(v): prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof
(v): establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
(v): put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
(v): form a critical opinion of
(v): increase in volume
(v): become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain
(v): cause to puff up with a leaven
(v): raise from a lower to a higher position
(v): take a trial impression of
(v): reproduce by printing
(v): obtain probate of
(v): establish the authenticity of something