verify
Use Verify in a sentence
əˌfaɪ verb (used with object), ver·i·fied, ver·i·fy·ing.
1.
to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimony; confirm; substantiate: Events verified his prediction.
2.
to ascertain the truth or correctness of, as by examination, research, or comparison: to verify a spelling.
3.
to act as ultimate proof or evidence of; serve to confirm.
4.
Law.
a.
to prove or confirm (an allegation).
b.
to state to be true, especially in legal use, formally or upon oath.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English verifien < Middle French verifier < Medieval Latin vērificāre, equivalent to vēri-, combining form of vērus true + -ficāre -fy
1275–1325; Middle English verifien < Middle French verifier < Medieval Latin vērificāre, equivalent to vēri-, combining form of vērus true + -ficāre -fy
Related forms
ver·i·fi·a·bil·i·ty, ver·i·fi·a·ble·ness, noun
ver·i·fi·a·ble, adjective
ver·i·fi·er, noun
non·ver·i·fi·a·ble, adjective
pre·ver·i·fy, verb (used with object), pre·ver·i·fied, pre·ver·i·fy·ing.
re·ver·i·fy, verb (used with object), re·ver·i·fied, re·ver·i·fy·ing.
un·ver·i·fi·a·bil·i·ty, noun
un·ver·i·fi·able, adjective
Synonyms
2. authenticate, validate.
2. authenticate, validate.
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| —vb , -fies, -fying, -fied | |
| 1. | to prove to be true; confirm; substantiate |
| 2. | to check or determine the correctness or truth of by investigation, reference, etc |
| 3. | law to add a verification to (a pleading); substantiate or confirm (an oath) |
| [C14: from Old French verifier, from Medieval Latin vērificāre, from Latin vērus true + facere to make] | |
| 'verifiable | |
| —adj | |
| 'verifiableness | |
| —n | |
| 'verifiably | |
| —adv | |
| 'verifier | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
verify
early 14c., from O.Fr. verifier, from M.L. verificare "make true," from L. verus "true" (see very) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious).
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Example sentences
But you should verify and validate the end products of their promises.
So being able to verify the accuracy and provenance of material is vital, he says.
How about sensors on both side of subduction zones to measure the distance between them to verify a locked zone.
But the claim has been nearly impossible to verify, so who knows.
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