(verifies, ~ing, verified)
1.
If you ~ something, you check that it is true by careful examination or investigation.
I verified the source from which I had that information...
A clerk simply verifies that the payment and invoice amount match.
VERB: V n, V that
verification
All charges against her are dropped pending the verification of her story.
N-UNCOUNT: oft N of n
2.
If you ~ something, you state or confirm that it is true.
The government has not verified any of those reports...
I can ~ that it takes about thirty seconds.
= confirm
VERB: no cont, V n, V that