Definitions for verify

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verify ver·i·fy

Spelling: [ver-uh-fahy]

IPA: /ˈvɛr əˌfaɪ/

Verify is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 74 anagrams from letters in verify (efirvy).

Definitions for verify

verb (used with object)

1. to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimony; confirm; substantiate:
2. to ascertain the truth or correctness of, as by examination, research, or comparison:
3. to act as ultimate proof or evidence of; serve to confirm.
4. Law. to prove or confirm (an allegation). 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

Examples for verify

He often receives inquiries from sellers eager to verify that their items are authentic.

This, about the discovery of America, however, I can not verify with anything from Sanchuniathon.

As far as I know, however, only Gall managed to find a source to verify this.

She had calculated correctly that he would not go out to verify her account.

There was not a waiter in the house who would not verify that statement on oath.

Often, she hears tips and shouts to other tents to verify it against what other families have heard.

Pausing only to verify the number, he sprang up the steps and found the bell-button.

Look closely to the spelling of proper names and verify titles.

With the departure of all GLS staff from Iraq, there is no one remaining who can verify your time worked on the GLS contract.

This work takes a page from President Ronald Reagan, who liked to repeat the Russian proverb “trust but verify.”