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Verify vs Proofread - What's the difference?

verify | proofread |

As verbs the difference between verify and proofread

is that verify is to substantiate or prove the truth of something while proofread is (transitive|and|intransitive) to check a written text for errors in spelling and grammar.

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

    proofread

    English

    (Proofreading)

    Verb

  • (transitive, and, intransitive) To check a written text for errors in spelling and grammar.

    • Derived terms

    * proofreader * proofreading

    See also

    * copy edit