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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

VER'IFY, v.t. [L. verus, true, and facio, to make.]
1. To prove to be true; to confirm.
This is verified by a number of examples.
2. To fulfill, as a promise; to confirm the truth of a prediction; to show to be true. The predictions of this venerable patriot have been verified. Genesis 42. 1 Kings 8.
3. To confirm or establish the authenticity of any thing by examination or competent evidence. The first act of the house of representatives is to verify their powers, by exhibiting their credentials to a committee of the house, or other proper authority.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim"
2: 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]
3: attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition)
4: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent" [syn: affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear]

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb (-fied; -fying) Etymology: Middle English verifien, from Anglo-French verifier, from Medieval Latin verificare, from Latin verus true Date: 14th century 1. to confirm or substantiate in law by oath 2. to establish the truth, accuracy, or reality of <verify the claim> Synonyms: see confirm • verifier noun

U.S. Military Dictionary

(*) To ensure that the meaning and phraseology of the transmitted message conveys the exact intention of the originator.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. (-ies, -ied) 1 establish the truth or correctness of by examination or demonstration (must verify the statement; verified my figures). 2 (of an event etc.) bear out or fulfil (a prediction or promise). 3 Law append an affidavit to (pleadings); support (a statement) by testimony or proofs. Derivatives: verifiable adj. verifiably adv. verifier n. Etymology: ME f. OF verifier f. med.L verificare f. verus true

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Verify Ver"i*fy, v. t. [Verb + -fy.] To make into a verb; to use as a verb; to verbalize. [R.] --Earle.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Verify Ver"i*fy, 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. This is verified by a number of examples. --Bacon. So shalt thou best fulfill, best verify. The prophets old, who sung thy endless reign. --Milton. 2. To confirm or establish the authenticity of by examination or competent evidence; to authenciate; as, to verify a written statement; to verify an account, a pleading, or the like. To verify our title with their lives. --Shak. 3. To maintain; to affirm; to support. [Obs.] --Shak.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(verifies, verifying, verified) 1. If you verify something, you check that it is true by careful examination or investigation. I verified the source from which I had that information... A clerk simply verifies that the payment and invoice amount match. VERB: V n, V that • verification All charges against her are dropped pending the verification of her story. N-UNCOUNT: oft N of n 2. If you verify something, you state or confirm that it is true. The government has not verified any of those reports... I can verify that it takes about thirty seconds. = confirm VERB: no cont, V n, V that

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. 1. Prove to be true, prove to be correct, establish the truth of, confirm, corroborate, attest, substantiate. 2. Authenticate, make good.

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