verify

Definitions

1. verb

   To substantiate or prove the truth of something.

   Example

   • "It is early to judge," he remarked, after stopping the car in order to verify the name on the brass plate, "but, upon my word, Max, I really think that our ghost might have discovered more appropriate quarters."
2. verb

   To confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something.

   Example

   • In comparison, it takes about a minute to save, rewind and manually verify a similar file on a cassette.
3. verb

   To affirm something formally, under oath.