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Verify

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To prove the truth of by presentation of evidence or testimony; substantiate.

v. To determine or test the truth or accuracy of, as by comparison, investigation, or reference: experiments that verified the hypothesis. See Synonyms at confirm.

v. Law To affirm formally or under oath.

v. Law To append a verification to (a pleading); conclude with a verification.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To substantiate or prove the truth of something

v. To confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something

v. (law) To affirm something formally, under oath

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To prove to be true or correct; to establish the truth of; to confirm; to substantiate.

v. To confirm or establish the authenticity of by examination or competent evidence; to authenticate.

v. To maintain; to affirm; to support.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To prove to be true; confirm; establish the proof of.

To give the appearance of truth to.

To fulfil, as a promise; confirm the truth of, as a prediction.

To confirm the truthfulness of; prove to have spoken truth.

To confirm or establish the authenticity of, as a title or power, by examination or competent evidence.

To ascertain to be correct, or to correct if found erroneous: as, to verify a statement, quotation, reference, account, or reckoning of any kind; to verify the items of a bill, or the total amount.

To maintain; affirm.

To second or strengthen by aid; back; support the credit of.

In law: To make an affidavit regarding (a pleading or petition), and appended to it, that the statements in it are true.

To support by proof or by argument.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. confirm the truth of

v. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

v. attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition)

v. check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard

Word Usage

"First, the word "verify" more accurately reflects the requirements placed on end users of endangered wood."

Antonym

disprove

Verb Form

verified verifies verifying

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

reassert confirm prove examine test essay tryout try

Cross Reference

prove

Variant

verified

Form

verification unverified verifiable

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

authenticate maintain affirm support confirm substantiate aver actualize number

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

clarify terrify

Same Context

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