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prove up † 
v. carry out the improvements required to gain the patent on homesteaded land.
See also: improve (def. 1) improvement proving up
- 1911 (1914) Finally, after many anxieties and hardships, they manage to fulfil the homestead conditions and "prove up"--that is, get their patent.
- 1963 The other cause of delay was the reluctance of a great many homesteaders to prove up. . . .
- 1911 (1914) Finally, after many anxieties and hardships, they manage to fulfil the homestead conditions and "prove up"--that is, get their patent.