verificative
English
Etymology
From the past participial stem vērificāt- of Latin vērificō (in English verification) + -ory.[1] By surface analysis, verificate + -ive.
Adjective
verificative (comparative more verificative, superlative most verificative)
- Serving to verify or authenticate.
- Synonym: verificatory
- verificative analysis
- verificative problem
References
- “verificative”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- ^ “verificative, adj.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.