verify (verifies 3rd person present) (verifying present participle) (verified past tense & past participle )
1 verb If you verify something, you check that it is true by careful examination or investigation.
I verified the source from which I had that information... V n
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verification n-uncount
All charges against her are dropped pending the verification of her story.
2 verb If you verify something, you state or confirm that it is true.
(=confirm)
The government has not verified any of those reports... V n