English dictionary · verb

verify

to make sure or demonstrate that something is true

Meaning and definitions

1. to make sure or demonstrate that something is true

Connected roots

• ver-

  true

• fac-

  making, doing

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These words share a recorded root connection. A shared root is a learning clue; it does not establish every step in a word’s history.

• benefit

  an advantage or profit gained from something

• fiction

  literature describing imaginary events and people

• verdict

  a decision on an issue of fact in a legal case

• manufacture

  to make something on a large scale using machinery

• defect

  a shortcoming, imperfection, or lack

• magnify

  to make something appear larger than it is

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