verify
//ˈvɛɹɪfaɪ//
Forms
- present (v1)
- verify
- past (v2)
- verified
- past participle (v3)
- verified
- present participle
- verifying
- 3rd person singular
- verifies
Definitions
1.To substantiate or prove the truth of something.
- "It is early to judge," he remarked, after stopping the car in order to verify the name on the brass plate, "but, upon my word, Max, I really think that our ghost might have discovered more appropriate quarters."
2.To confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something.
- In comparison, it takes about a minute to save, rewind and manually verify a similar file on a cassette.
3.To affirm something formally, under oath.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4855
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Synonyms
Etymology
From Old French verifier (French: vérifier)
From Medieval Latin vērificāre (“make true”)
From Latin vērus (“true”) + faciō (“do, make”); see -fy.