Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Verify \Ver"i*fy\, v. t. [Verb + -fy.]
   To make into a verb; to use as a verb; to verbalize. [R.]
   --Earle.

Verify \Ver"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Verified}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Verifying}.] [F. v['e]rifier, LL. verificare, from L.
   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 authenciate; as, to verify a
      written statement; to verify an account, a pleading, or
      the like.

            To verify our title with their lives. --Shak.

   3. To maintain; to affirm; to support. [Obs.] --Shak.

Source : WordNet®

verify
     v 1: confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are
          closed"; "verify a claim"
     2: verify or regulate by conducting a parallel experiment or
        comparing with another standard, of scientific
        experiments; "Are you controlling for the temperature?"
        [syn: {control}]
     3: attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or
        petition)
     4: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before
        God I swear I am innocent" [syn: {affirm}, {assert}, {avow},
         {aver}, {swan}, {swear}]
     [also: {verified}]