Verifizierte

Verifizierte is the German adjective meaning verified or authenticated. It derives from the verb verifizieren, which means to verify, authenticate, or confirm the truth or accuracy of something. In German, verifizierte is used as a past participle functioning adjectivally and agrees with gender and number, for example: ein verifizierter Bericht, eine verifizierte Quelle, verifizierte Daten, verifizierte Behauptungen.

Etymology and usage: The verb verifizieren is a learned loanword modeled on the English “verify,” with roots traced to Latin verificare (verus “true” + facere “to make”). The related nouns Verifizierung and Verifikation are common in science, industry, and law, while the participle forms include verifiziert (masculine/neuter singular) and verifizierte (feminine singular or plural), used similarly as adjectives.

In practice: Verifizierte information or data denotes material that has been checked and confirmed through evidence, testing, or reproducible procedures. It is widely used in journalism, research, and quality assurance to indicate reliability. In the digital sphere, verifiziert (or verifizierte) is used to describe accounts or entities validated by a platform, often signaled by a verification mark; German interfaces typically translate this status as verifiziert.

See also: Verifikation, Verifizierung, Verifizieren, Verifiziert, Unverifiziert.