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ver·i·fy

 (vĕr′ə-fī′)
tr.v. ver·i·fied, ver·i·fy·ing, ver·i·fies
1. To demonstrate the truth or accuracy of, as by the presentation of evidence: experiments that verified the hypothesis. See Synonyms at confirm.
2. Law
a. To attest to the truth of (something) formally or under oath.
b. To make a formal verification in support of (a pleading).
[Middle English verifien, from Old French verifier, from Medieval Latin vērificāre : Latin vērus, true; see wērə-o- in Indo-European roots + Latin -ficāre, -fy.]
ver′i·fi′a·ble adj.
ver′i·fi′a·bly adv.
ver′i·fi′er n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.verifiable - capable of being verifiedverifiable - capable of being verified; "a verifiable account of the incident"
nonsubjective, objective - undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena; "an objective appraisal"; "objective evidence"
2.verifiable - capable of being tested (verified or falsified) by experiment or observationverifiable - capable of being tested (verified or falsified) by experiment or observation
confirmable, falsifiable
empirical, empiric - derived from experiment and observation rather than theory; "an empirical basis for an ethical theory"; "empirical laws"; "empirical data"; "an empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known"
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verifiable

adjective provable, demonstrable, testable, attestable, evincible This is a not a romantic notion but verifiable fact.
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Translations
يُمْكِن إثْباتُه
ověřitelnýverifikovatelný
bevislig
ellenõrizhetõ
sannanlegur
overiteľný
doğrulanabilir

verifiable

[ˈverɪfaɪəbl] ADJ → verificable, comprobable
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verifiable

[ˌvɛrɪˈfaɪəbəl] adj → vérifiable
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verifiable

adj → nachweisbar, nachprüfbar, verifizierbar (geh)
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verifiable

[ˈvɛrɪˌfaɪəbl] adj → verificabile
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

verify

(ˈverifai) verb
to confirm the truth or correctness of (something). Can you verify her statement?
ˈverifiable adjective
ˌverifiˈcation (-fi-) noun
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