Synonyms for verify
ˈvɛr əˌfaɪ

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1. verify(verb)

   confirm the truth of

   "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim"

   Synonyms:
   avow, aver, swear, control, swan, affirm, assert

2. control, verify(verb)

   check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard

   "Are you controlling for the temperature?"

   Synonyms:
   assure, ensure, ascertain, affirm, control, moderate, hold in, hold, manipulate, aver, assert, check, swan, keep in line, swear, operate, master, see to it, avow, command, insure, curb, see, contain

3. verify(verb)

   attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition)

   Synonyms:
   avow, aver, swear, control, swan, affirm, assert

4. affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear(verb)

   to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

   "Before God I swear I am innocent"

   Synonyms:
   vagabond, depose, put forward, ramble, support, range, trust, bank, stray, rove, roll, rely, say, cast, imprecate, avouch, insist, wander, control, corroborate, assert, confirm, affirm, swan, curse, blaspheme, tramp, avow, allege, asseverate, aver, maintain, drift, sustain, substantiate, depone, roam, swear, cuss

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1. verify

   Synonyms:
   establish, confirm, fulfill, authenticate, substantiate, identify, realize, test, warrant, demonstrate

   Antonyms:
   disestablish, subvert, fail, falsify, mistake, misrepresent, misstate, disappoint, misdemonstrate

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1. second glance

   to check several times that something is correct

   to look over an essay, test or assignment to check if all the words are spelled correctly

   Submitted by acronimous on May 26, 2014  

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1. verify(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   authenticate, confirm, substantiate, corroborate, attest, prove true, establish the truth or correctness of, make good

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1. verify(v)

   Synonyms:
   corroborate, confirm, attest, authenticate, prove

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1. List of paraphrases for "verify":

   check, verifying, verification, ascertain, checking, confirm, verified, ensure, test, audit, inspect, monitor, checked, verifiable, determine, see, verifies, validate, examine

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How to use verify in a sentence?

1. Labor Secretary Tom Perez:

   The best interest contract is...our Ronald Reagan provision in the rule, we want to trust and verify.

2. David Ryan Polgar:

   Many physical relationships and friendships are first started online before they move offline. In other words, online, we are constantly talking to strangers, it is easy to feel a false sense of intimacy through online relationships. It is important to 'trust but verify,' and have a healthy level of caution both in one's interactions online and in the physical realm.

3. Kristine Adams-Wannberg:

   We don't sweep things under rug. We just say Los Angeles how Los Angeles is, if a police bureau has been touting their record to say hey, we're doing a really good job. An audit can come in to verify that.

4. Blair Holladay:

   Quality assurance is important. You don't want to have to ask people to come in again and again if something goes wrong with the initial test, a lot of quality control is built into the system to verify results.

5. Jose Vicente Haro:

   This prevents the defense from interrogating this person in trial to verify their statements and contrast them with reality.

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