To verify means to check that something is true, accurate, or correct. It often involves comparing claims with evidence or reliable information.
From Old French 'verifier', from Medieval Latin 'verificare', meaning 'to make true' ('verus' = true, 'facere' = to make). The word shifted in English from 'make true' to 'confirm that it is true'.
‘Verify’ literally means to ‘truth-ify’ something—to turn a claim into a confirmed fact. In a world of rumors and quick posts, the gap between saying and verifying is huge. The word is a quiet reminder: don’t just believe it, check it.
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