proof vs ensure

ensure vs proof

proof is a noun but ensure is not a noun.

proof is an adjective but ensure is not an adjective.

proof and ensure both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
proof	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
ensure	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, ensure is a hypernym of proof; that is, ensure is a word with a broader meaning than proof:

proof: read for errors
ensure: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something

Other hypernyms of proof include ascertain, assure, check, control, insure, see, see to it.

proof (noun)	ensure (noun)
the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
a trial photographic print from a negative
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it
(printing) an impression made to check for errors
a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)

proof (adjective)	ensure (adjective)
(used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand

proof (verb)	ensure (verb)
make resistant (to harm)	be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk	make certain of
read for errors
knead to reach proper lightness
make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset

Difference between proof and ensure

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