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Proof.

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Certificate 76% connected

A written testimony to the truth of any fact; as, certificate of good behavior.

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Certification 76% connected

The act of certifying.

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Credential 76% connected

Giving a title or claim to credit or confidence; accrediting.

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Defer 76% connected

To put off; to postpone to a future time; to delay the execution of; to delay; to withhold.

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Formalize 76% connected

To give form, or a certain form, to; to model.

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Postpone 76% connected

To defer to a future or later time; to put off; also, to cause to be deferred or put off; to delay; to adjourn; as, to postpone the consideration of…

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Proof 76% connected

Any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.

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Prorogue 76% connected

To protract; to prolong; to extend.

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Remit 76% connected

To send back; to give up; to surrender; to resign.

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Shelve 76% connected

To furnish with shelves; as, to shelve a closet or a library.

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Substantiation 76% connected

The act of substantiating or proving; evidence; proof.

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Table 76% connected

A smooth, flat surface, like the side of a board; a thin, flat, smooth piece of anything; a slab.

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Validate 76% connected

To confirm; to render valid; to give legal force to.

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Validation 76% connected

The act of giving validity.

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Probation 74% connected

The act of proving; also, that which proves anything; proof.

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Probation 74% connected

The act of proving; also, that which proves anything; proof.

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Probative 74% connected

Serving for trial or proof; probationary; as, probative judgments; probative evidence.

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Probative 74% connected

Serving for trial or proof; probationary; as, probative judgments; probative evidence.

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