How to pronounce prove

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What prove means

verb

Most people know prove in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

To let dough rest and rise before baking

In a sentence: Leave the bread dough to prove in a warm spot for an hour.

Where it comes from: It comes from the Latin probare, to test or try. Letting dough rise also tests whether the yeast is working.

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