verb/e.pʁu.ve/
to put to the test, test, try; to feel, experience; to experience, go through
“On éprouvera la valeur de sa théorie.” — We'll put his theory to the test.
Synonyms: mettre à l'épreuve
Inherited from Middle French esprouver, Old French esprover, from prover < Latin probāre. Equivalent to é- + prouver.