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Established vs Proved - What's the difference?

established | proved |

As verbs the difference between established and proved

is that established is (establish) while proved is (prove).

As an adjective established

is of a religion, church etc: formally recognized by a state as being official within that area.

established

English

Verb

(head)
  • (establish)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of a religion, church etc.: formally recognized by a state as being official within that area.
  • * 2009 , (Diarmaid MacCulloch), A History of Christianity , Penguin 2010, p. 731:
    • Anglicanism did manage to strengthen its position in the southern English American colonies after Charles II's restoration (even in cosmopolitan New York), gaining established status in six out of the eventual thirteen.
  • (Model, procedure, disease) Explicitly defined, described or recognized as a reference.

    • Derived terms

    * established church * long-established

    Synonyms

    * (abbreviation)

    proved

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (prove)

    • Usage notes

    Synonyms

    * proven (proscribed)

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