cross-check

cross-check
I. v
To test the truth of by examining in different ways or by seeing different reports about.

If you see something in a book that may not be true, be sure to crosscheck it in other books.

II. noun
the testing of the truth of by checking one report against another or others.

A cross-check with other books will show us if this story is true.


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