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

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At a market for iron near Tehran’s main airport, traders gathered to protest, footage verified by Storyful showed.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The Ministry stresses that responses to recent developments must be responsible, prevent escalation, and be based on verified facts,” the U.A.E.

From The Wall Street Journal

The BBC has also found, and independently verified, footage from social media of protected sharks being brought dead into North African ports.

From BBC

The footage was verified by Storyful, which is owned by News Corp, the parent company of The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal

A range of ordinary Syrians were among those spied on, according to the documents and verified by interviews.

From The Wall Street Journal

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