double–check

verb \ˌdə-bəl-ˈchek, ˈdə-bəl-ˌ\

: to check (something) again in order to be certain

Full Definition of DOUBLE-CHECK

transitive verb

: to subject to a double check <data double–checked for accuracy>

intransitive verb

: to make a double check

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1944

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