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verify vs assure

assure vs verify

verify and assure both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
verify No No Yes No
assure No No Yes No
As verbs, assure is a hyponym of verify; that is, assure is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than verify:
  • verify: confirm the truth of
  • assure: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
Other hyponyms of verify include check, check off, mark, mark off, tick, tick off, ascertain, check, control, ensure, insure, see, see to it, check.
As verbs, assure is a hyponym of verify; that is, assure is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than verify:
  • verify: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  • assure: inform positively and with certainty and confidence
Other hyponyms of verify include hold, claim, take, attest, declare, protest, tell.
verify (verb) assure (verb)
confirm the truth of be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true inform positively and with certainty and confidence
attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition) assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence
check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard make a promise or commitment
make certain of
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