Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Verify

Verify (ver"i*fī) , transitive verb

[French vérifier, Late Latin verificare, from Latin verus true + -ficare to make. See Very, and -fy.]

1.
To prove to be true or correct; to establish the truth of; to confirm; to substantiate.
This is verified by a number of examples. — Bacon
So shalt thou best fulfill, best verify. The prophets old, who sung thy endless reign. — Milton
2.
To confirm or establish the authenticity of by examination or competent evidence; to authenticate; as, to verify a written statement; to verify an account, a pleading, or the like.
To verify our title with their lives. — Shakespeare
3.
To maintain; to affirm; to support. [Obsolete] — Shakespeare