bode vs prove

bode

verb
  • simple past tense of bide 

  • To betoken or augur something good or bad that will happen in the future. 

  • To indicate by signs, as future events; to be an omen of; to portend or foretell. 

noun
  • A stop; a halting; delay. 

  • An omen; a foreshadowing. 

  • A herald; a messenger. 

prove

verb
  • simple past tense of proove 

  • To demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for. 

  • To put to the test, to make trial of. 

  • To ascertain or establish the genuineness or validity of; to verify. 

  • To determine by experiment which effects a substance causes when ingested. 

  • To turn out; to manifest. 

  • To turn out to be. 

noun
  • The process of dough proofing. 

How often have the words bode and prove occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )