verify

Etymology

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

verb

  1. (transitive) To substantiate or prove the truth of something.
  2. (transitive) 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. (transitive, law) To affirm something formally, under oath.

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