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verify

[ ver-uh-fahy ]

verb (used with object)

verified, verifying.
  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.

    Synonyms: ,

  3. to act as ultimate proof or evidence of; serve to confirm.
  4. Law.
    1. to prove or confirm (an allegation).
    2. to state to be true, especially in legal use, formally or upon oath.


verify

/ ˈɛɪˌڲɪ /

verb

  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)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈˌھԱ, noun
  • ˈˌھ, adjective
  • ˈˌھ, noun
  • ˈˌھ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • i·ھa·i·ٲ i·ھa··Ա noun
  • i·ھa· adjective
  • i·ھe noun
  • non·i·ھa· adjective
  • ·i·ڲ verb (used with object) preverified preverifying
  • ·i·ڲ verb (used with object) reverified reverifying
  • ܲv··ھa·i·ٲ noun
  • ܲ·i·ھa adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of verify1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English verifien, from Middle French verifier, from Medieval Latin ŧھ, from ŧ- (combining form of ŧܲ “true”) + -fy
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of verify1

C14: from Old French verifier, from Medieval Latin ŧھ, from Latin ŧܲ true + facere to make
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A person from the committee said they had verified with other sources that the whereabouts of half a million items was unknown.

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Video verified by the BBC showed the charred remnants of the camp with belongings strewn across the ground and survivors surveying the damage.

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Discord is testing face scanning to verify some users' ages in the UK and Australia.

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Bolstad was consulted to verify the video, according to the institute.

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The footage was then verified by Dr Kat Bolstad, who said previous squid encounters had mostly been as remains in whale and seabird stomachs.

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