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veri·fy (ver′ə fī′)
transitive verb verified -·fied′, verifying -·fy′·ing
- to prove to be true by demonstration, evidence, or testimony; confirm or substantiate
- to test or check the accuracy or correctness of, as by investigation, comparison with a standard, or reference to the facts
- Law
- to add a verification to (a pleading)
- to affirm on oath
Etymology: ME verifien < MFr verifier < ML verificare, to make true < L verus, true (see very) + -ficare, -fy
Related Forms:
- verifier ver′i·fi′er noun
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I am irritated by the common usage of the verb "to verify" by those people on the phone who want me to tell them some bit of information to allow them to authenticate I am who I say I am. Although these people are the ones doing the "verifying," they ask me to "verify" my mother's maiden name or the last four digits of my social security number. I maintain that for me to "verify" this information, they must tell me and I will decide if the information given is correct or not. What is really wanted by these people is that I tell the information to them so that they can "verify" its accuracy. I believe this is the reverse of the correct usage of this verb.
Posted by anonymous 63 days ago.