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verification

verification

34 3.9
Extra proof that shows something is correct
  • noun
  • /ˌvɛrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
translation icon : verificación
  • The bank required verification of her identity before approving the loan.
  • a verification mechanism
  • independent verification
  • a verification method

And you can have anybody do the accounting and and verification before I die.

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Examples

  • When you make agreements, you make them with stipulations, with monitoring, with verification and so forth.

  • Our participants report that the process for competency verification is variable.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Can you get me some verification on that?

  • And once they had verification, they tried to make contact with her.

  • And this is all based on verification, on monitoring.

  • So I read that and without any further verification, I was like, right, I'm going to try it.

  • All those careers have verification and fact checking.

  • Let's call Ian and see if we can get some verification on this.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • The findings meet the level of discovery and prepare the path for a verification study on a particular subject.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Results suggested it was peer interaction guided by verification that enabled conceptual change.

    Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

proof
vsverification
2.5

Evidence that shows something is true

is the act of supplying additional items that confirm correctness
confirmation
vsverification
150 2.0

Information that shows something is true

is the act of adding further proof rather than simply stating truth
validation
vsverification
  • Specialized
75 4.3

An act of checking that something is true, correct, or acceptable

is more about adding confirming proof than the full checking process
to evidence
vsverification
  • Formal
46 6.5

To show that something is true

is specifically about adding further confirmation rather than any showing act
corroboration
vsverification
25 8.5

Evidence that supports a statement, for example documents or witness testimony

focuses on any additional proof that shows something is true
corroborating evidence
vsverification
  • Formal
8 6.1

Something that supports and confirms an earlier statement or fact

is the broader act of providing further proof that shows correctness
demonstration
vsverification
  • Specialized
5 4.1

A clear proof that shows an idea is true

is typically more about practical supporting material rather than formal logical argument
substantiation
vsverification
  • Formal
4 7.9

Evidence that shows a claim or idea is true

serves as an extra step to show that something is correct
attestation
vsverification
  • Formal
1 7.9

Official proof, often by signature or witness, that something is true

is a more general name for the act of adding proof

Antonyms

22 4.1

To say that another person's words are wrong

1 6.8

A fact or argument that shows an idea is not true

Compounds

identity verification
  • Specialized
1 3.6

A process of checking documents or fingerprints to confirm someone really is who they say they are

How Confirming

proof
2.5
evidence
1.8
verification
34 3.9
indication
382 3.9
suggestion
759 1.4

Surface Forms

verification singular
verifications plural

Morphology

verification = verify (transparent) = verify + ation

A straightforward nominalization meaning 'the act or result of verifying'; learners who know 'verify' can derive this sense.

Etymology

Verification comes from the Latin parts verus 'true' and facere 'to make', and is the same idea as the verb verify. So a verification is extra proof or evidence that shows something is correct.