verify vs tick off

verify and tick off both are verbs.

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

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

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

verify (verb)	tick 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