confirm vs verify

confirm and verify both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
confirm	No	No	Yes	No
verify	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, verify is a hyponym of confirm; that is, verify is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than confirm:

Other hyponyms of confirm include back, back up, vouch, demonstrate, establish, prove, shew, show, document, validate.

As verbs, verify is a hyponym of confirm; that is, verify is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than confirm:

Other hyponyms of confirm include maintain, uphold, corroborate, validate, reconfirm.

confirm (verb)	verify (verb)
make more firm	confirm the truth of
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts	to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
strengthen or make more firm	attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition)
administer the rite of confirmation to	check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard
support a person for a position