Verifying

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Verify \Ver"i*fy\ (v[e^]r"[i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Verified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Verifying}.] [F. v['e]rifier,
     LL. verificare, from L. verus true + -ficare to make. See
     {Very}, and -fy.]
     1. To prove to be true or correct; to establish the truth of;
        to confirm; to substantiate.


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              This is verified by a number of examples. --Bacon.
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              So shalt thou best fulfill, best verify.
              The prophets old, who sung thy endless reign.
                                                    --Milton.
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     2. To confirm or establish the authenticity of by examination
        or competent evidence; to authenticate; as, to verify a
        written statement; to verify an account, a pleading, or
        the like.
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              To verify our title with their lives. --Shak.
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     3. To maintain; to affirm; to support. [Obs.] --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  verifying
       adj : serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence"
             [syn: {collateral}, {confirmative}, {confirming}, {confirmatory},
              {corroborative}, {corroboratory}, {substantiating}, {substantiative},
              {validating}, {validatory}, {verificatory}]