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Verify

Verify Meaning & Definition
Verify Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Verify?

[v] confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim"
[v] to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
[v] Law: attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition)
[v] verify or regulate by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard, of scientific experiments; "Are you controlling for the temperature?"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Verify: affirm | assert | aver | avow | control | swan | swear

Related Terms | Find terms related to Verify:

See Also | affirm | ascertain | assure | assure | attest | check | check off | claim | confirm | confirm | control | corroborate | declare | ensure | essay | examine | hold | insure | mark | mark off | protest | prove | reassert | see | see to it | substantiate | support | sustain | take | tell | test | tick off | try | try out

Verify In Webster's Dictionary

\Ver"i*fy\, v. t. [Verb + -fy.] To make into a verb; to use as a verb; to verbalize. [R.] --Earle.
\Ver"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Verified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Verifying}.] [F. v['e]rifier, LL. verificare, from L. verus true + -ficare to make. See {Very}, and -fy.] 1. To prove to be true or correct; to establish the truth of; to confirm; to substantiate. This is verified by a number of examples. --Bacon. So shalt thou best fulfill, best verify. The prophets old, who sung thy endless reign. --Milton. 2. To confirm or establish the authenticity of by examination or competent evidence; to authenciate; as, to verify a written statement; to verify an account, a pleading, or the like. To verify our title with their lives. --Shak. 3. To maintain; to affirm; to support. [Obs.] --Shak.

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