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verb (used with object)
1.
to determine the accuracy of (something) by checking it with various sources.
2.
Ice Hockey. to execute a cross-check on (an opponent).
noun
3.
the act of cross-checking.
4.
a means of cross-checking: I examined contemporary newspaper reports as a cross-check on his account.
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Cross-check
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is peculate. Does it mean:
| to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable. |
| to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle. |
Origin:
1935–40
1935–40
Related forms
cross-check·er, noun
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| cross-check | |
verb | |
| check out conflicting sources; crosscheck facts, for example |
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