verify

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to confirm the truth of

   Please verify that the doors are locked before you leave the house.

2. 2
   verb

   to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

   I verify that my statement to the police contains no lies.

3. 3
   verb

   to check or regulate a scientific experiment by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard

   The results of the experiment were verified against the control group.

4. 4
   verb

   To substantiate or prove the truth of something.

   1923, Ernest Bramah, The Eyes of Max Carrados "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."

5. 5
   verb

   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.

6. 6
   verb

   to attach or append a legal verification to

7. 7
   verb

   To affirm something formally, under oath.

Etymology

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