verify
[verb]
Synonyms: check, authenticate, bear out, confirm, corroborate, prove, substantiate, support, validate

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Related Words: demonstrate, prove, test, try, document, establish, settle

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ver‧i‧fy /ˈverəfaɪ, ˈverɪfaɪ/ verb (past tense and past participle verified, present participle verifying, third person singular verifies) [transitive] formal
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: verifier, from Medieval Latin verificare, from Latin verus; ⇒ very²]

1. to discover whether something is correct or true
verify that/whether
A computer program verifies that the system is working.
American forces will remain to verify compliance with the treaty.

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In everyday English, people usually say check rather than verify:
Can I just check that I have spelt your name correctly.

2. to state that something is true Synonym : confirm:
His statement was verified by several witnesses.
—verifiable adjective:
a verifiable fact
—verification /ˌverəfəˈkeɪʃən, ˌverɪfəˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]:
automatic signature verification

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