proof vs verification

verification vs proof

proof and verification both are nouns.

proof is an adjective but verification is not an adjective.

proof is a verb but verification is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
proof	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
verification	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, verification is a hyponym of proof; that is, verification is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than proof:

proof: any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
verification: additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct

Other hyponyms of proof include check, confirmation, substantiation, establishment, validation.

proof (noun)	verification (noun)
the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something	additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
a trial photographic print from a negative	(law) an affidavit attached to a statement confirming the truth of that statement
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it
(printing) an impression made to check for errors
a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)

proof (adjective)	verification (adjective)
(used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand

proof (verb)	verification (verb)
make resistant (to harm)
activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk
read for errors
knead to reach proper lightness
make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset

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