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Adjective: verified  've-ri,fId
  1. Proved to be true
    "a verified claim"
Verb: verify  've-ri,fI or 'veh-ru,fI
  1. Confirm the truth of
    "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim"
     
  2. To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
    "The witness verified the statement under oath";
    - affirm, assert, avow, aver, swear
     
  3. (science) check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard
    "They verified their results using a control group";
    - control
     
  4. (law) attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition)
    "The lawyer verified the complaint before filing it"; "She verified her affidavit with a notary public"

See also: proved, proven

Type of: affirm, confirm, corroborate, declare, essay, examine, pronounce, prove, reassert, substantiate, support, sustain, test, trial, try, try out

Encyclopedia: Verified

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