† imˈproof Obs. rare.
[f. improve v.1, after prove, proof.]
1. Disproof, refutation.
| 1641 J. Jackson True Evang. T. ii. 145 Now secondly for the Elench, and use of improofe. |
2. Reproof, rebuke, censure.
| 1590 Greenwood Answ. Def. Read Prayers 30 The whole Scripture is..inspired of God, & profitable vnto doctrine, vnto improof, vnto correction. 1594 Southwell M. Magd. Fun. Tears To Rdr., That the reader may learn to love without improof of purity. |