verify
verb
[ ˈvɛrɪfʌɪ ]
• make sure or demonstrate that (something) is true, accurate, or justified.
• "his conclusions have been verified by later experiments"
Similar:
substantiate,
confirm,
prove,
show to be true,
corroborate,
back up,
support,
uphold,
evidence,
establish,
demonstrate,
demonstrate the truth of,
show,
show beyond doubt,
attest to,
testify to,
validate,
authenticate,
endorse,
certify,
accredit,
ratify,
warrant,
vouch for,
bear out,
bear witness to,
give credence to,
give force to,
give/lend weight to,
justify,
vindicate,
make sure,
make certain,
check,
pin down,
suss out,
Origin:
Middle English (as a legal term): from Old French verifier, from medieval Latin verificare, from verus ‘true’.
