verifyverb [ T ]
uk/ˈver.ɪ.faɪ/us/ˈver.ə.faɪ/C1 to prove that something exists or is true, or to make certain that something is correct:
Are you able to verify your account/allegation/report/theory?
These numbers are surprisingly high and they'll have to be verified.
[ + (that) ] Under interrogation, she verified (that) the tapes were authentic.
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Proving and disproving
- actions speak louder than words idiom
- attest
- authenticate
- back sb up
- bear witness (to sth) idiom
- belie
- catch
- colour
- do justice to yourself idiom
- documentary
- evidence
- explode
- explosion
- proof
- stick
- supportable
- testament
- the acid test
- the burden of proof idiom
- undocumented
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verification
noun [ U ] uk/ˌver.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌver.ə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
I've never asked for verification of his resume.