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Verify vs Confirm - What's the difference?

verify | 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

    Related terms

    * verity * veracity

    External links

    * * English transitive verbs

    confirm

    English

    Alternative forms

    * confirme (obsolete)

    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

    Related terms

    * confirmability * confirmation

    See also

    * verify * corroborate * establish * prove

    External links

    * * * English reporting verbs