verify

Meaning

1. (transitive) To substantiate or prove the truth of something.
2. (transitive) To confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something.
3. (transitive) To affirm something formally, under oath.

Synonyms

check

confirm

examine

prove

control

ascertain

audit

certify

supervise

corroborate

affirm

collate

test

check up on

verification

assert

validate

testify

avow

substantiate

inspect

make sure

establish

swear

swan

🦢

aver

ratify

investigate

justify

authenticate

check up

check out

compare

ensure

vouch

validation

document

sanction

approve

see

👀

oversee

moderate

review

acknowledge

cross-check

revise

attest

assure

certification

certificate

Translations

vérifier

verificar

verificare

controllare

verificar

controlar

comprobar

contrôler

checken

kontrollieren

prüfen

überprüfen

bestätigen

επαληθεύω

nachprüfen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɛɹɪfaɪ/

Etymology

From Old French verifier (French: vérifier), from Medieval Latin vērificāre (“make true”), from Latin vērus (“true”) + faciō (“do, make”); see -fy.