Verify meaning

What does “verify” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“verify” is a verb with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: confirm the truth of.

verify

confirm the truth of
“Please verify that the doors are closed”
“verify a claim”
check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard
“Are you controlling for the temperature?”
Synonymscontrol
attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition)
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
“Before God I swear I am innocent”
Synonymsaffirm assert avow aver swan swear

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University