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单词 verify
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verify

[ ver-uh-fahy ]
/ ˈvɛr əˌfaɪ /
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verb (used with object), ver·i·fied, ver·i·fy·ing.

to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimony; confirm; substantiate: Events verified his prediction.
to ascertain the truth or correctness of, as by examination, research, or comparison: to verify a spelling.
to act as ultimate proof or evidence of; serve to confirm.
Law.
  1. to prove or confirm (an allegation).
  2. to state to be true, especially in legal use, formally or upon oath.

Origin of verify

1275–1325; Middle English verifien<Middle French verifier<Medieval Latin vērificāre, equivalent to vēri-, combining form of vērus true + -ficāre-fy

SYNONYMS FOR verify

2 authenticate, validate.
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Words nearby verify

veriest, verifiability principle, verification, verification principle, verified, verify, verily, verisimilar, verisimilitude, verism, verismo
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British Dictionary definitions for verify

verify
/ (ˈvɛrɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)

to prove to be true; confirm; substantiate
to check or determine the correctness or truth of by investigation, reference, etc
law to add a verification to (a pleading); substantiate or confirm (an oath)

Derived forms of verify

verifiable, adjectiveverifiableness, nounverifiably, adverbverifier, noun

Word Origin for verify

C14: from Old French verifier, from Medieval Latin vērificāre, from Latin vērus true + facere to make
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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