verified

[ver-uh-fahyd]

adjective

1. confirmed as to accuracy or truth by acceptable evidence, action, etc.

Other Word Forms

• half-verified adjective
• unverified adjective
• well-verified adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of verified¹

First recorded in 1585–95; verify + -ed ²

Example Sentences

A 2004 commission appointed by the king to investigate the country's past human rights abuses verified 114 deaths but did not disclose how exactly they died.

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Although most of the comments below are anonymous, were have verified that the speakers are federal workers.

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A clip circulating on social media, verified by the BBC, appears to show the moment police opened fire.

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Drone strikes on refineries - some deep inside Russia - soared in August and remained high in September, an analysis of Russian media reports and verified footage showed.

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Footage verified by the BBC shows drones hitting what looks to be a location near a military site, but also an informal market - civilians are not spared.

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