verify
v.
confirm the truth of something; ascertain the truth of something (as by investigation); witness or swear to the truth of something (Law)
Verification
Verify
(v. t.)
To prove to be true or correct; to establish the truth of; to confirm; to substantiate.
(v. t.)
To make into a verb; to use as a verb; to verbalize.
(v. t.)
To maintain; to affirm; to support.
(v. t.)
To confirm or establish the authenticity of by examination or competent evidence; to authenciate; as, to verify a written statement; to verify an account, a pleading, or the like.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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To ensure that the meaning and phraseology of the transmitted message conveys the exact intention of the originator. 1/5/63
vérifier
S'assurer que le sens et l'arrangement des mots d'un message transmis correspondent bien à l'intention exacte de l'autorité d'origine. 1/5/63
verify
Verb
1. confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim"
(hypernym) confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
(hyponym) check, check off, mark, mark off, tick off, tick
(derivation) confirmation, verification, check, substantiation
2. verify or regulate by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard, of scientific experiments; "Are you controlling for the temperature?"
(synonym) control
(hypernym) test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay
(verb-group) see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure
3. attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition)
(hypernym) confirm, reassert
(derivation) verification
(classification) law, jurisprudence
4. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
(synonym) affirm, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
(hypernym) declare
(hyponym) hold