verify
verb/ˈvɛɹɪfaɪ/
Etymology From Old French verifier (French: vérifier), from Medieval Latin vērificāre (“make true”), from Latin vērus (“true”) + faciō (“do, make”); see -fy.
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."1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC:
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.1984, InfoWorld, volume 6, number 14, page 67:
3
Law To affirm something formally, under oath.
- Derived terms
- reverify, self-verified, unverified, verifiable, verification, voice verify