Verify vs Confirm - What's the difference?
Verify is a see also of confirm. Verify is a see also of confirm. As verbs the difference between verify and confirm is that verify is to substantiate or prove the truth of something while confirm is to strengthen; to make firm or resolute.
verify
English
Verb
(en-verb)
To substantiate or prove the truth of something
To confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
(legal) To affirm something formally, under oath
Derived terms
* verification
* verifiable
* unverified
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confirm
English
Verb
(en verb )
To strengthen; to make firm or resolute.
(Christianity) To administer the sacrament of confirmation on (someone).
* 1971 , , Religion and the Decline of Magic , Folio Society 2012, p. 35:
- Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VIII, was baptized and confirmed at the age of three days.
To assure the accuracy of previous statements.
Antonyms
* infirm
* disconfirm
* deny
* dispute
* contradict
* question
See also
* verify
* corroborate
* establish
* prove
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