verify
Americanverb (used with object)
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to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimony; confirm; substantiate.
Events verified his prediction.
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to ascertain the truth or correctness of, as by examination, research, or comparison.
to verify a spelling.
- Synonyms:
- validate, authenticate
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to act as ultimate proof or evidence of; serve to confirm.
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Law.
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to prove or confirm (an allegation).
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to state to be true, especially in legal use, formally or upon oath.
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verb
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to prove to be true; confirm; substantiate
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to check or determine the correctness or truth of by investigation, reference, etc
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law to add a verification to (a pleading); substantiate or confirm (an oath)
Other Word Forms
- nonverifiable adjective
- preverify verb (used with object)
- reverify verb (used with object)
- unverifiability noun
- unverifiable adjective
- verifiability noun
- verifiable adjective
- verifiableness noun
- verifiably adverb
- verifier noun
Etymology
Origin of verify
First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English verifien, from Middle French verifier, from Medieval Latin vērificāre, from vēri- (combining form of vērus “true”) + -ficāre -fy
Example Sentences
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Such laws require financial businesses that serve Americans to verify the identities of their customers, among other measures.
They said Sunday that they are alarmed that the government didn’t perform a basic keyword search of victim names to verify the success of its redaction process.
Foro Penal, another Venezuelan rights group, said it had verified the liberation of more than 300 political prisoners since 8 January.
From BBC
AFP was unable to independently verify a toll.
From Barron's
A recommendation from AI isn’t verified the way one from a human might be.
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