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proof n. 1 evidence, verification, corroboration, confirmation,
validation, authentication, ratification, substantiation;
documentation, document, facts, data, certification, testimony,
Colloq ammunition: Is there any proof that she was with you?
The prosecution claims to have enough proof of his guilt to
convict him of embezzlement. 2 test, trial, measure, standard,
touchstone, criterion: Do you intend to put his loyalty to the
proof? The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
--adj. 3 impervious, impenetrable, able to withstand or resist,
protective, strong, tough, impregnable, resistant, tempered:
They maintain that this armour is proof against a nine-inch
shell.
prop v. 1 Often, prop up. support, brace, hold (up), buttress, stay,
bolster, uphold, bear, sustain, shore up, keep up: A longer
post is needed to prop up this end of the roof. 2 lean, stand,
rest: Do you mind if I prop my crutches against the desk while
I sit down?
--n. 3 support, brace, truss, stay, buttress, mainstay,
upright, vertical, shore: Can you use this broomstick as a prop
to support the shelf temporarily?
propaganda
n. 1 agitprop, disinformation, Newspeak, rumours, lies: The
state-controlled media spread propaganda about minorities to
foster nationalism. 2 advertising, promotion, publicity, public
relations, puff, fanfare, Colloq puffery, ballyhoo, Slang hype,
US hoop-la, whoop-de-do or whoop-de-doo: All that propaganda
was merely to launch a new washing-powder!
propagate v. 1 breed, generate, reproduce, multiply, proliferate,
deliver, bring forth, bear, procreate: Biologists are studying
ways of making the species propagate at a faster rate. 2
multiply, increase, spread, grow, develop: These plants
propagate very rapidly. 3 publicize, promote, disseminate,
dispense, distribute, spread, publish, broadcast, circulate,
make known, transmit, disperse, propagandize, proclaim,
promulgate, bruit about, noise abroad, herald: The purpose of
the organization is to propagate information about the state of
the environment.