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