English → Latin
“verify” in Latin
probōto approve, permit, commend; to test, to inspect; to examineexpleōto fill up, occupy completely; to appease, satisfy, placate the thirst, satiate the hunger; to supply, repair, compensatimpleōto fill up or with, fill fully; cover, fulfill. (+ genitive, ablative, or accusative case); to satisfy, satiate; to makespēshope (belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen); expectation, anticipation; apprehensionexeōto exit, depart, go forth, come forth; to avoid, evade; to escapeēveniōto happen, occur; to come forth; to happen to, befall (someone)efficiōto make out or work out; effect, execute, complete, accomplish, make, form, compose; to cause to occur, to bring about, faciōto do (particularly as a specific instance or occasion of doing); to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect; to m
The English word verify itself goes back to Latin faciō, through vērus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
verify
probare (to try or examine, and find good): explere, implere (e.g., spem; to fulfill). To be verified (i. e., to come true), exitum, eventum habere: evenire: ratum esse: effici, fieri; e.g., exitum, eventum habent oracula, vaticinia (after Cic.); eveniunt, fiunt quae praedicta sunt; somnia evadunt; quae somniavimus evadunt (after Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for verify?
- The usual Latin words for “verify” are probō, expleō, impleō; also spēs, exeō, ēveniō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.