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verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
confirm the truth of
Please verify that the doors are closed
Types & categories
- substantiate hypernym
- check off hyponym
- insure hyponym
- check hyponym
Related & opposite
- substantiation derivation
- voucher derivation
- confirmable derivation
- verifiable derivation
- confirmative derivation
Sense 2 verb
check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard
Are you controlling for the temperature?
Types & categories
- test hypernym
Related & opposite
- control condition derivation
- science domain topic
- insure verb group
Sense 3 verb
attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition)
Types & categories
- reassert hypernym
Related & opposite
- verification derivation
- law domain topic
Sense 4 verb
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
Before God I swear I am innocent
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- oath derivation
- assertion derivation
- affirmation derivation
- affirmation derivation
- asserter derivation
- swearer derivation
- affirmable derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | substantiation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | voucher |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | confirmable |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | verifiable |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | confirmative |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | substantiate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | check off |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | insure |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | check |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | control condition |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | science |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | insure |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | test |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | verification |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | reassert |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | oath |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | assertion |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | affirmation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | affirmation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | asserter |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | swearer |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | affirmable |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | declare |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | hold |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | claim |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | attest |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | declare |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | protest |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | assure |