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verify

verb
USVER-i-fy/ˈvɛɹɪfaɪ/

Formsverifies, verifying, verified

3 meanings of verify

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  1. 1
    verbtransitive
    To check that something is really true or correct.

    Like checking that a key fits the lock before you trust it.

    Please verify your email address before you log in.

    The teacher verified each answer against the answer key.

    Similarcheck, confirm, validate, authenticate, corroborate

    Oppositedisprove, refute

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  2. 2
    verbtransitive
    To show that something is true by giving proof.

    Like showing a receipt to prove that you really paid.

    DNA evidence can verify a person's identity beyond doubt.

    The old deeds verified her claim to the land.

    Similarconfirm, prove, substantiate, corroborate, validate

    Oppositedisprove, refute, contradict, invalidate

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  3. 3
    verbtransitive
    To swear in a formal, legal way that something is true.

    Like promising in court, with your hand raised, that your words are true.

    You must verify the statement in front of the judge.

    She verified her testimony under oath in court.

    Similaraffirm, attest, certify, swear

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Origin

From Latin words meaning "true" (vērus) and "make" (faciō), so "to make true." It came into English through Old French verifier.