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   verb
         n 1: the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence
         2: a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state
            of existence

English Dictionary: verify by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
verify
v
  1. confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim"
  2. check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard; "Are you controlling for the temperature?"
    Synonym(s): control, verify
  3. attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition)
  4. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
    Synonym(s): affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Verpa
n
  1. a morel whose fertile portion resembles a bell and is attached to the stipe only at the top
    Synonym(s): Verpa, bell morel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
verve
n
  1. an energetic style
    Synonym(s): vitality, verve
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Varify \Va"ri*fy\, v. t. [L. varius various + -fly.]
      To make different; to vary; to variegate. [R.] --Sylvester.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Verb \Verb\, n. [F. verbe, L. verbum a word, verb. See {Word}.]
      1. A word; a vocable. [Obs.] --South.
  
      2. (Gram.) A word which affirms or predicates something of
            some person or thing; a part of speech expressing being,
            action, or the suffering of action.
  
      Note: A verb is a word whereby the chief action of the mind
               [the assertion or the denial of a proposition] finds
               expression. --Earle.
  
      {Active verb}, {Auxiliary verb}, {Neuter verb}, etc. See
            {Active}, {Auxiliary}, {Neuter}, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Verify \Ver"i*fy\, v. t. [Verb + -fy.]
      To make into a verb; to use as a verb; to verbalize. [R.]
      --Earle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Verify \Ver"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Verified}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Verifying}.] [F. v[82]rifier, LL. verificare, from L.
      verus true + -ficare to make. See {Very}, and -fy.]
      1. To prove to be true or correct; to establish the truth of;
            to confirm; to substantiate.
  
                     This is verified by a number of examples. --Bacon.
  
                     So shalt thou best fulfill, best verify. The
                     prophets old, who sung thy endless reign. --Milton.
  
      2. To confirm or establish the authenticity of by examination
            or competent evidence; to authenciate; as, to verify a
            written statement; to verify an account, a pleading, or
            the like.
  
                     To verify our title with their lives. --Shak.
  
      3. To maintain; to affirm; to support. [Obs.] --Shak.
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