different between verify vs verbify

English

Etymology

From Old French verifier (French: vérifier), from Medieval Latin v?rific?re, present active infinitive of v?rific? (“make true”), from Latin v?rus (“true”) + faci? (“do, make”); see -fy.

Verb

verify (third-person singular simple present verifies, present participle verifying, simple past and past participle verified)

1. (transitive) To substantiate or prove the truth of something
2. (transitive) To confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something
   • 1984, InfoWorld (volume 6, number 14, page 67)

     In comparison, it takes about a minute to save, rewind and manually verify a similar file on a cassette.

3. (transitive, law) To affirm something formally, under oath

Derived terms

• verification
• verifiable
• self-verified
• unverified

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• verify in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• verify in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Etymology

verb +? -ify

Pronunciation

Verb

verbify (third-person singular simple present verbifies, present participle verbifying, simple past and past participle verbified)

1. (transitive, nonstandard) To use a noun as a verb via anthimeria.
2. (transitive, nonstandard, slang) To derive a verb from a pre-existing noun.

Synonyms

• verbalize, verbalise

Derived terms

• verbification
• verbifier