verify

(verb)

verb

1. confirm the truth of

- Please verify that the doors are closed

- verify a claim

Definition categories: cognition, affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain

2. check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard

Similar word(s): control

Definition categories: social, essay, examine, prove, test, try

3. attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition)

Definition categories: communication, confirm, reassert

4. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

Similar word(s): affirm, assert, aver, avow, swan, swear

Definition categories: communication, declare