verified

[ ver-uh-fahyd ]

adjective

1. confirmed as to accuracy or truth by acceptable evidence, action, etc.

Other Words From

• half-veri·fied adjective
• un·veri·fied adjective
• well-veri·fied adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of verified¹

First recorded in 1585–95; verify + -ed ²

Example Sentences

The rights group shared images, which it said it had verified, of destroyed vehicles on the ground that had the Galix system visible on them.

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The BBC has not independently verified the pictures or the video.

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He turned its blue ticks - which previously denoted that a high-profile account was bona fide - into a subscription model, and tied advertising payments to "verified" users to the number of interactions they receive.

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It has not been verified by the BBC and it is unclear when it was filmed.

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A report by the UN’s Human Rights Office found that close to 70% of verified victims over a six-month period in Gaza were women and children.

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Related Words

• documented
• verifiable