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) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
verifying
adj 1: serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence"
[syn: {collateral}, {confirmative}, {confirming},
{confirmatory}, {corroborative}, {corroboratory},
{substantiating}, {substantiative}, {validating},
{validatory}, {verificatory}, {verifying}]
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