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
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
73 Moby Thesaurus words for "verify":
affirm, assay, attest, audit, authenticate, back, back up, balance,
balance the books, bear out, bolster, bring to test, buttress,
certify, check, check and doublecheck, check out, check over,
circumstantiate, clench, clinch, collate, confirm, corroborate,
cross-check, cut and try, demonstrate, document, double-check,
essay, establish, experiment, fortify, give a try, give a tryout,
guarantee, have a go, inventory, justify, overhaul,
painstakingly match, play around with, practice upon, probate,
prove, put to trial, ratify, recheck, reinforce, research,
road-test, run a sample, sample, scrutinize comparatively, settle,
shake down, show, strengthen, substantiate, support, sustain,
take stock, taste, test, triple-check, try, try it on, try out,
undergird, uphold, validate, vouch for, warrant
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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