Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To demonstrate the truth or accuracy of, as by the presentation of evidence: synonym: confirm.
- transitive verb To attest to the truth of (something) formally or under oath.
- transitive verb To make a formal verification in support of (a pleading).
from The Century Dictionary.
- 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.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To prove to be true or correct; to establish the truth of; to confirm; to substantiate.
- transitive verb To confirm or establish the authenticity of by examination or competent evidence; to authenticate.
- transitive verb obsolete To maintain; to affirm; to support.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
substantiate orprove thetruth of something - verb transitive To
confirm ortest the truth oraccuracy of something - verb transitive (law) To
affirm somethingformally , underoath
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb confirm the truth of
- verb to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
- verb attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition)
- verb check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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First, the word "verify" more accurately reflects the requirements placed on end users of endangered wood.
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E-verify is a colossal joke, as an identification and authorization mechanism.
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