Main entry: verify
Definition: confirm the truth of
Usage: Please verify that the doors are closed; verify a claim
Main entry: swan, swear, verify, affirm, assert, aver, avow
Definition: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
Usage: Before God I swear I am innocent
Main entry: verify
Definition: attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition)
Definition: check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard
Usage: Are you controlling for the temperature?