verify vs check off

verify and check off both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
verify	No	No	Yes	No
check off	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of verify include check, mark, mark off, tick, tick off, ascertain, assure, check, control, ensure, insure, see, see to it, check.

verify (verb)	check off (verb)
confirm the truth of	put a check mark on or near or next to
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition)
check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard