Meaning & use
verify
To confirm that something is true, accurate, or genuine by checking the facts or evidence.
See it in a sentence
The bank called to verify her identity before allowing the large withdrawal.
Scientists repeated the experiment several times to verify their surprising results.
A note on using this word
Verify implies careful checking against evidence, unlike confirm, which can simply mean agreeing that something is correct.
Words with a similar meaning
confirmvalidate
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