Verify \Ver"i*fy\ (v[e^]r"[i^]*f[imac]), 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.
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This is verified by a number of examples. --Bacon.
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So shalt thou best fulfill, best verify.
The prophets old, who sung thy endless reign.
--Milton.
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2. To confirm or establish the authenticity of by examination
or competent evidence; to authenticate; as, to verify a
written statement; to verify an account, a pleading, or
the like.
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To verify our title with their lives. --Shak.
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3. To maintain; to affirm; to support. [Obs.] --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
verified
adj 1: supported or established by evidence or proof; "the
substantiated charges"; "a verified case" [syn: corroborated,
substantiated]
2: proved to be true; "a verified claim"
WordNet (r) 2.0
verify
v 1: confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are
closed"; "verify a claim"
2: verify or regulate by conducting a parallel experiment or
comparing with another standard, of scientific
experiments; "Are you controlling for the temperature?"
[syn: control]
3: attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or
petition)
4: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before
God I swear I am innocent" [syn: affirm, assert, avow,
aver, swan, swear]
[also: verified]
WordNet (r) 2.0
verified
See verify
WordNet (r) 2.0
46 Moby Thesaurus words for "verified":
actual, ascertained, attested, authenticated, borne out,
categorically true, certain, certified, circumstantiated,
confirmed, corroborated, demonstrated, determined, documentary,
effectual, established, factual, fixed, historical, not in error,
objectively true, proved, proven, real, settled, shown,
substantiated, sure-enough, tested, tried, tried and true, true,
true as gospel, truthful, unconfuted, undenied, undoubted,
unerroneous, unfallacious, unfalse, unmistaken, unquestionable,
unrefuted, validated, veracious, veritable
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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