3. To maintain; to affirm; to support. [Obs.] Shak.

Ve*ril"o*quent (?), a. [L. verus true + loquens speaking.] Speaking

truth; truthful. [Obs.]

Ver"i*ly (?), adv. [From Very.] In very truth; beyond doubt or

question; in fact; certainly. Bacon.

Trust in the Lord and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and

verily thou shalt be fed.

Ps. xxxvii. 3.

Ver"ine (?), n. [Contr. from veratrine.] (Chem.) An alkaloid obtained

as a yellow amorphous substance by the decomposition of veratrine.

Ver`i*sim"i*lar (?), a. [L. verisimilis; verus true + similis like,

similar. See Very, and Similar.] Having the appearance of truth;

probable; likely. "How verisimilar it looks." Carlyle.

Ver`i*si*mil"i*tude (?), n. [L. verisimilitudo: cf. OF. verisimilitude.

See Verisimilar.] The quality or state of being verisimilar; the

appearance of truth; probability; likelihood.

Verisimilitude and opinion are an easy purchase; but true knowledge is

dear and difficult.

Glanvill.

All that gives verisimilitude to a narrative.

Sir. W. Scott.

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