Definition of VERIFY

verify

Verb

Verb Forms: verified, verifying, verifies

  • To prove or confirm that something is true or accurate.
  • confirm the truth of
    • "Please verify that the doors are closed"
    • "verify a claim"
  • check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard
  • attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition)
  • to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  • To substantiate or prove the truth of something.
  • To confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something.
  • To affirm something formally, under oath.

Examples

  • Always VERIFY a questionable word before challenging, or you lose a turn!

Origin / Etymology

From Old French verifier (French: vérifier), from Medieval Latin vērificāre (“make true”), from Latin vērus (“true”) + faciō (“do, make”); see -fy.

Scrabble Score: 15

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Words With Friends Score: 15

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