prove oneself

1. 1.

   show one's ability or courage

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Questions about prove oneself

What does prove oneself mean?

prove oneself means "show one's ability or courage".

Is prove oneself a common word?

prove oneself is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.