What is the meaning of verify?

verb

  • Confirm the truth of.
    • usage: "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim"
  • Check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard.
    • usage: "Are you controlling for the temperature"
  • Attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition. )
  • To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true.
    • usage: "Before God I swear I am innocent"
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