Definitions

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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BBC Verify has examined what we know about the drone boat and how the mission took place.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Peter Walsh from the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford told BBC Verify one backlog was being shifted to another.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

BBC Verify asked the US Department of Defense about what exactly it has requested but has not received a response.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

BBC Verify asked the White House how the plans and purpose of the ballroom had changed since it was first announced - it said they hadn't.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Verify the statement that the secret of Burke's richness of thought "consisted to a large extent in his habit of viewing things in their causes and tracing them out in their results."

From Teachers' Outlines for Studies in English Based on the Requirements for Admission to College by Blakely, Gilbert Sykes

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