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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

verify
    v 1: confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are
         closed"; "verify a claim"
    2: check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a
       parallel experiment or comparing with another standard; "Are
       you controlling for the temperature?" [syn: control,
       verify]
    3: attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or
       petition)
    4: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before
       God I swear I am innocent" [syn: affirm, verify,
       assert, avow, aver, swan, swear]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Verify \Ver"i*fy\ (v[e^]r"[i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   Verified; p. pr. & vb. n. Verifying.] [F. v['e]rifier,
   LL. verificare, from L. verus true + -ficare to make. See
   Very, and -fy.]
   1. To prove to be true or correct; to establish the truth of;
      to confirm; to substantiate.
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            This is verified by a number of examples. --Bacon.
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            So shalt thou best fulfill, best verify.
            The prophets old, who sung thy endless reign.
                                                  --Milton.
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   2. To confirm or establish the authenticity of by examination
      or competent evidence; to authenticate; as, to verify a
      written statement; to verify an account, a pleading, or
      the like.
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            To verify our title with their lives. --Shak.
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   3. To maintain; to affirm; to support. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Thesaurus Results for verify:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

affirm, assay, attest, audit, authenticate, back, back up, balance, balance the books, bear out, bolster, bring to test, buttress, certify, check, check and doublecheck, check out, check over, circumstantiate, clench, clinch, collate, confirm, corroborate, cross-check, cut and try, demonstrate, document, double-check, essay, establish, experiment, fortify, give a try, give a tryout, guarantee, have a go, inventory, justify, overhaul, painstakingly match, play around with, practice upon, probate, prove, put to trial, ratify, recheck, reinforce, research, road-test, run a sample, sample, scrutinize comparatively, settle, shake down, show, strengthen, substantiate, support, sustain, take stock, taste, test, triple-check, try, try it on, try out, undergird, uphold, validate, vouch for, warrant

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