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| 1. | [ verb ] establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts | |
| Synonyms: | affirm support corroborate substantiate sustain | |
| Examples: | "his story confirmed my doubts" "The evidence supports the defendant" |
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| Related terms: | negate prove demonstrate verify validate substantiate document vouch validation documentation confirmation affirmation | |
| 2. | [ verb ] strengthen or make more firm | |
| Synonyms: | reassert | |
| Examples: | "The witnesses confirmed the victim's account" |
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| Related terms: | affirm justify uphold tell validate reconfirm verify reaffirmation | |
| 3. | [ verb ] make more firm | |
| Examples: | "Confirm thy soul in self-control!" |
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| Related terms: | strengthen | |
| 4. | [ verb ] as of a person to a position | |
| Examples: | : "The Senate confirmed the President's candidate for Secretary of Defense" |
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| Related terms: | approve ratification | |
| 5. | [ verb ] administer the rite of confirmation to | |
| Examples: | "the children were confirmed in their mother's faith" |
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| Related terms: | covenant religion | |
| Similar spelling: |
confirmed confirming conform confer conformity conformist conformism conforming conform_to conferment comfrey comfort conferee Conforti confrere comforts conferva confront conferred conferral comforted comforter |
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