'Verify' definitions:
Definition of 'verify'
(from WordNet)
verb
Confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim"
verb
Check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard; "Are you controlling for the temperature?" [syn: control, verify]
verb
Attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition)
verb
Definition of 'Verify'
From: GCIDE
- Verify \Ver"i*fy\ (v[e^]r"[i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Verified; p. pr. & vb. n. Verifying.] [F. v['e]rifier, LL. verificare, from L. verus true + -ficare to make. See Very, and -fy.]
- 1. To prove to be true or correct; to establish the truth of; to confirm; to substantiate. [1913 Webster]
- This is verified by a number of examples. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- So shalt thou best fulfill, best verify. The prophets old, who sung thy endless reign. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To confirm or establish the authenticity of by examination or competent evidence; to authenticate; as, to verify a written statement; to verify an account, a pleading, or the like. [1913 Webster]
- To verify our title with their lives. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To maintain; to affirm; to support. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'verify'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- affirm,
- assay,
- attest,
- audit,
- authenticate,
- back,
- back up,
- balance,
- balance the books,
- bear out,
- bolster,
- bring to test,
- buttress,
- certify,
- check,
- check and doublecheck,
- check out,
- check over,
- circumstantiate,
- clench,
- clinch,
- collate,
- confirm,
- corroborate,
- cross-check,
- cut and try,
- demonstrate,
- document,
- double-check,
- essay,
- establish,
- experiment,
- fortify,
- give a try,
- give a tryout,
- guarantee,
- have a go,
- inventory,
- justify,
- overhaul,
- painstakingly match,
- play around with,
- practice upon,
- probate,
- prove,
- put to trial,
- ratify,
- recheck,
- reinforce,
- research,
- road-test,
- run a sample,
- sample,
- scrutinize comparatively,
- settle,
- shake down,
- show,
- strengthen,
- substantiate,
- support,
- sustain,
- take stock,
- taste,
- test,
- triple-check,
- try,
- try it on,
- try out,
- undergird,
- uphold,
- validate,
- vouch for,
- warrant