verify

Definition for verify

verb as in confirm, validate

Strongest matches

authenticate, certify, check, corroborate, demonstrate, double-check, establish, find out, justify, prove, substantiate

Strong matches

attest, debunk, document, eye, eyeball, peg, settle, size, support, test, try

Weak matches

add up, bear out, check out, check up, check up on, hold up, make certain, make sure, pan out, size up, stand up

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BBC Verify has verified that the location of the executions was a street outside Shifa hospital in the centre of the city, which is the focus of a major Israeli ground offensive.

From BBC

The Times was unable to verify the validity of the account.

From Los Angeles Times

Even if driving to the farm and buying everything directly were a way to verify food safety — and it’s not — it’s ridiculous to expect modern people to forgo the basic convenience of the grocery store.

From Salon

The BBC has been unable to independently verify the claims made by the two warring sides.

From BBC

The commission is expected to announce the outcome of the election only after all votes have been tallied and verified in order to avoid the possibility of the final result being challenged.

From BBC

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