VERIFICATION as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory
    Hypernyms(s) verification is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • (law) an affidavit attached to a statement confirming the truth of that statement
    Hypernyms(s) verification is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)