Meanings
plural verifications
- countableuncountableThe act or process of verifying.
- countableuncountableThe state of being verified.
- countableuncountableConfirmation; authentication.
The detective needs verification of your whereabouts last night.
- countableuncountablemathematicsThe operation of testing the equation of a problem, to see whether it truly expresses the conditions of the problem.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounadditional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Medieval Latinvērificātiō
- Middle Frenchverification
- Englishverification
From Middle French verification (modern French vérification) or its etymon Medieval Latin vērificātiō. By surface analysis, verificate + -ion.
More words from Middle French, Medieval Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian прове́рка, потвърждение
- прове́рка (provérka)the act of verifying
- потвърждение (potvărždenie)the act of verifying
- потвърждение (potvărždenie)confirmation; authentication
- заве́рка (zavérka)confirmation; authentication
- удостоверяване (udostoverjavane)legal: confirmation by evidence
- проверка (proverka)math: verification of an equation
Catalan verificació, verificació
- verificacióthe act of verifying
- verificacióconfirmation; authentication
Czech ověření
- ověřeníthe act of verifying
Dutch verificatie, bewijs
- verificatiemath: verification of an equation
- bewijsmath: verification of an equation
Finnish vahvistaminen, vahvistus
- vahvistaminenthe act of verifying
- vahvistusthe act of verifying
- vahvistusthe state of being verified
- vahvistusconfirmation; authentication
French vérification
- vérificationthe act of verifying
German Verifizierung, Verifikation
- Verifizierungthe act of verifying
- Verifikationthe state of being verified
Hebrew וידוא, וידוא
- וידוא (vidú)the act of verifying
- וידוא (vidú)the state of being verified
- וידוא (vidú)confirmation; authentication
Hungarian ellenőrzés, vizsgálat
- ellenőrzésthe act of verifying
- vizsgálatthe act of verifying
- alátámasztásconfirmation; authentication
- igazolásconfirmation; authentication
- megerősítésconfirmation; authentication
- bizonyításlegal: confirmation by evidence
Indonesian verifikasi, pemeriksaan
- verifikasithe act of verifying
- pemeriksaanthe act of verifying
- pengecekanthe act of verifying
- verifikasiconfirmation; authentication
- verifikasilegal: confirmation by evidence
- pemeriksaanlegal: confirmation by evidence
- pengecekanlegal: confirmation by evidence
Japanese 確証, 検証
- 確証 (kakushō)the act of verifying
- 検証 (kenshō)the act of verifying
Māori whakatūturutanga, hāponotanga
- whakatūturutangathe act of verifying
- hāponotangathe act of verifying
Persian بررسی, درستی سنجی
- بررسی (barresi)the act of verifying
- درستی سنجی (dorosti sanji)the act of verifying
Polish weryfikacja
- weryfikacjathe act of verifying
Portuguese verificação
- verificaçãothe act of verifying
Russian прове́рка, верифика́ция
- прове́рка (provérka)the act of verifying
- верифика́ция (verifikácija)the act of verifying
Spanish verificación
- verificaciónthe act of verifying
Ukrainian пере́ві́рка, верифіка́ція
- пере́ві́рка (perévírka)the act of verifying
- верифіка́ція (veryfikácija)the act of verifying
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with verification
Cite this entry
verification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verification
“verification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verification. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “verification,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verification.
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