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comprovare

to prove

verb kohm-proh-VAH-reh Rare
Communication Speech

Also means

to substantiate

Usage Note

Comprovare is a formal synonym of provare or dimostrare, used in legal, administrative, and academic writing to mean 'to furnish documented proof of'. It takes avere in compound tenses. The related adjective comprovato ('proven', 'substantiated') is very common in formal texts: metodo comprovato (proven method).

Examples

"Devi comprovare la tua identità con un documento."

Natural Translation

You must prove your identity with a document.

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