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con·firm C0561900 (kən-fûrm′)tr.v. con·firmed, con·firm·ing, con·firms 1. a. To support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify: confirm a rumor.b. To reaffirm the establishment of (a reservation or advance arrangement).2. To make firmer; strengthen: Working on the campaign confirmed her intention to go into politics. 3. To make valid or binding by a formal or legal act; ratify.4. To administer the religious rite of confirmation to. [Middle English confirmen, from Old French confermer, from Latin cōnfirmāre : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + firmāre, to strengthen (from firmus, strong; see dher- in Indo-European roots).] con·firm′a·bil′i·ty n.con·firm′a·ble adj.con·firm′a·to′ry (-fûr′mə-tôr′ē) adj.con·firm′er n.Synonyms: confirm, corroborate, substantiate, authenticate, validate, verify These verbs mean to establish or support the truth, accuracy, or genuineness of something. Confirm implies the establishment of certainty or conviction: The information confirmed our worst suspicions. To corroborate something is to strengthen or uphold the evidence that supports it: The witness is expected to corroborate the plaintiff's testimony. To substantiate is to establish by presenting solid or reliable evidence: "What I shall say can be substantiated by the sworn testimony of witnesses" (Mark Twain). To authenticate something is to establish its genuineness, as by expert testimony or documentary proof: Never purchase an antique before it has been authenticated. Validate refers to establishing the validity of something, such as a theory, claim, or judgment: The divorce validated my parents' original objection to the marriage. Verify implies proving by comparison with an original or with established fact: The bank refused to cash the check until the signature was verified.confirm (kənˈfɜːm) vb (tr) 1. (may take a clause as object) to prove to be true or valid; corroborate; verify2. (may take a clause as object) to assert for a second or further time, so as to make more definite: he confirmed that he would appear in court. 3. to strengthen or make more firm: his story confirmed my doubts. 4. to make valid by a formal act or agreement; ratify5. (Ecclesiastical Terms) to administer the rite of confirmation to[C13: from Old French confermer, from Latin confirmāre, from firmus firm1] conˈfirmable adj conˈfirmatory, conˈfirmative adj conˈfirmer ncon•firm (kənˈfɜrm) v.t. 1. to establish the truth, accuracy, validity, or genuineness of; corroborate; verify: to confirm one's suspicions. 2. to acknowledge with definite assurance; make certain or definite: to confirm a reservation. 3. to make valid or binding by some formal or legal act; sanction; ratify. 4. to make firm or firmer; add strength to. 5. to strengthen (a person) in habit, resolution, opinion, etc. 6. to administer the rite of confirmation to. [1250–1300; Middle English confermen < Old French confermer < Latin confirmāre to strengthen; see con-, firm1] con•firm′a•ble, adj. con•firm`a•bil′i•ty, n. confirm Past participle: confirmed Gerund: confirming
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I confirm | you confirm | he/she/it confirms | we confirm | you confirm | they confirm |
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I confirmed | you confirmed | he/she/it confirmed | we confirmed | you confirmed | they confirmed |
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I am confirming | you are confirming | he/she/it is confirming | we are confirming | you are confirming | they are confirming |
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I have confirmed | you have confirmed | he/she/it has confirmed | we have confirmed | you have confirmed | they have confirmed |
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I was confirming | you were confirming | he/she/it was confirming | we were confirming | you were confirming | they were confirming |
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I had confirmed | you had confirmed | he/she/it had confirmed | we had confirmed | you had confirmed | they had confirmed |
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I will confirm | you will confirm | he/she/it will confirm | we will confirm | you will confirm | they will confirm |
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I will have confirmed | you will have confirmed | he/she/it will have confirmed | we will have confirmed | you will have confirmed | they will have confirmed |
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I will be confirming | you will be confirming | he/she/it will be confirming | we will be confirming | you will be confirming | they will be confirming |
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I have been confirming | you have been confirming | he/she/it has been confirming | we have been confirming | you have been confirming | they have been confirming |
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I will have been confirming | you will have been confirming | he/she/it will have been confirming | we will have been confirming | you will have been confirming | they will have been confirming |
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I had been confirming | you had been confirming | he/she/it had been confirming | we had been confirming | you had been confirming | they had been confirming |
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I would confirm | you would confirm | he/she/it would confirm | we would confirm | you would confirm | they would confirm |
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I would have confirmed | you would have confirmed | he/she/it would have confirmed | we would have confirmed | you would have confirmed | they would have confirmed | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | confirm - establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"affirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustainback up, back - establish as valid or genuine; "Can you back up your claims?"vouch - give supporting evidence; "He vouched his words by his deeds"verify - confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim"shew, show, demonstrate, prove, establish - establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"document - support or supply with references; "Can you document your claims?"validate - prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something | | 2. | confirm - strengthen or make more firm; "The witnesses confirmed the victim's account"reassertuphold, maintain - support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict"justify, warrant - show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for; "The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"; "The end justifies the means"affirm - say yes toverify - attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition)corroborate, validate - give evidence forreconfirm - confirm again; "You must reconfirm your flight reservations" | | 3. | confirm - make more firm; "Confirm thy soul in self-control!"beef up, fortify, strengthen - make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries" | | 4. | confirm - support a person for a position; "The Senate confirmed the President's candidate for Secretary of Defense"approve, O.K., okay, sanction - give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies" | | 5. | confirm - administer the rite of confirmation to; "the children were confirmed in their mother's faith"organized religion, religion, faith - an institution to express belief in a divine power; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him"covenant - enter into a covenant |
confirmverb1. prove, support, establish, back up, verify, validate, bear out, substantiate, corroborate, authenticate This confirms what I suspected all along.2. affirm, state, declare, assert, testify, pronounce, certify, attest, aver, avouch He confirmed that the area was now in rebel hands.3. ratify, establish, approve, sanction, endorse, authorize, certify, validate, authenticate He is due to be confirmed as President on Friday.4. strengthen, establish, settle, fix, secure, assure, reinforce, clinch, verify, fortify He has confirmed his position as the world's number one snooker player.confirmverb1. To assure the certainty or validity of:attest, authenticate, back (up), bear out, corroborate, evidence, justify, substantiate, testify (to), validate, verify, warrant.2. To establish as true or genuine:authenticate, bear out, corroborate, demonstrate, endorse, establish, evidence, prove, show, substantiate, validate, verify.3. To make firmer in a particular conviction or habit:fortify, harden, strengthen.4. To accept officially:adopt, affirm, approve, pass, ratify, sanction.Translationsconfirm (kənˈfəːm) verb1. to establish or make quite certain. They confirmed their hotel booking by letter. 證實,確認 证实2. to admit to full membership of certain Christian churches. 批准 批准ˌconfirˈmation (kon-) noun 證實,確認,(天主教)堅信禮 证实,确认,(基督教中的)坚信礼 confirmand (-mand) noun a person who receives religious confirmation or is a candidate for it. 即將接受堅信理的人 受宗教洗礼的人conˈfirmed adjective1. settled in a habit or way of life. a confirmed bachelor/drunkard. 成習慣的 成习惯的2. (of a person) who has received religious confirmation. 為某人施堅信禮 给...施坚信礼confirm
confirm (one) in (something)To incorporate one more thoroughly into a religion through a specific ceremony. The bishop will confirm the students in the church later this year.See also: confirmconfirm someone in somethingto perform a religious rite that ties one more closely to one's religion. They confirmed her in the church this morning.See also: confirmconfirm
confirmIn air traffic control phraseology, it means, “Have I correctly received the following …?” or “Did you correctly receive the message?”confirm
confirm verb To verify, rule in.confirm (kŏn-fĭrm′) [L. confirmare, to strengthen] To show by repetition of a test (or with a complementary test) that a result initially obtained is accurate.LegalSeeconfirmationFinancialSeeConfirmationSee CONF See CONFconfirm
Synonyms for confirmverb proveSynonyms- prove
- support
- establish
- back up
- verify
- validate
- bear out
- substantiate
- corroborate
- authenticate
verb affirmSynonyms- affirm
- state
- declare
- assert
- testify
- pronounce
- certify
- attest
- aver
- avouch
verb ratifySynonyms- ratify
- establish
- approve
- sanction
- endorse
- authorize
- certify
- validate
- authenticate
verb strengthenSynonyms- strengthen
- establish
- settle
- fix
- secure
- assure
- reinforce
- clinch
- verify
- fortify
Synonyms for confirmverb to assure the certainty or validity ofSynonyms- attest
- authenticate
- back
- bear out
- corroborate
- evidence
- justify
- substantiate
- testify
- validate
- verify
- warrant
verb to establish as true or genuineSynonyms- authenticate
- bear out
- corroborate
- demonstrate
- endorse
- establish
- evidence
- prove
- show
- substantiate
- validate
- verify
verb to make firmer in a particular conviction or habitSynonymsverb to accept officiallySynonyms- adopt
- affirm
- approve
- pass
- ratify
- sanction
Synonyms for confirmverb establish or strengthen as with new evidence or factsSynonyms- affirm
- corroborate
- substantiate
- support
- sustain
Related Words- back up
- back
- vouch
- verify
- shew
- show
- demonstrate
- prove
- establish
- document
- validate
verb strengthen or make more firmSynonymsRelated Words- uphold
- maintain
- justify
- warrant
- affirm
- verify
- corroborate
- validate
- reconfirm
verb make more firmRelated Wordsverb support a person for a positionRelated Wordsverb administer the rite of confirmation toRelated Words- organized religion
- religion
- faith
- covenant
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