verify

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to prove that something exists or is true, or to make certain that something is correct:

Are you able to verify your account/allegation/report/theory?

These numbers are surprisingly high and they'll have to be verified.

[ + (that) ] Under interrogation, she verified (that) the tapes were authentic.

to make certain or prove that something is true or accurate:

The report could not immediately be verified.

[ + (that) clause ] Tests verified (that) Beck had torn a shoulder muscle.

to check or prove that something is correct or true:

States must verify applicants' citizenship status.

The results will need to be independently verified by experts.

verify that Regulators used data supplied by the casinos to verify that the amounts were accurate.