verify

[ver-uh-fahy] / ˈvɛr əˌfaɪ /

VERB

confirm, validate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

STRONG

attest debunk document eye eyeball peg settle size support test try

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal confuse contradict deny discredit disprove hide invalidate reject

Example Sentences

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If a system fails to verify a delivery, the food cannot be released, insured, sold, or legally distributed.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

VK says Max now has 100 million registered users, a figure that is impossible to verify.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

We can spend an hour or longer verifying everything, especially with newer models that hallucinate less and cite sources that we have to try to access and verify.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

You can also make sure that you get to know them enough to trust them — and verify with a quick look at Broker Check from Finra to check for violations.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

When psychologists actually try to verify this claim, however, their answers sound like the Hartshorne and May conclusions.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

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