Definition of confirm
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`con·firm | \ kən-ˈfərm
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`confirmed; confirming; confirms
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`transitive verb
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`1 : to give approval to : RATIFY confirm a treaty
`2 : to make firm or firmer : STRENGTHEN confirm one's resolve
`3 : to administer the rite of confirmation to
`4 : to give new assurance of the validity of : remove doubt about by authoritative act or
`indisputable fact confirm a rumor confirm an order
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`Other Words from confirm
`confirmability \ kən-ˌfər-mə-ˈbi-lə-tē
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`confirmable \ kən-ˈfər-mə-bəl
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`Synonyms & Antonyms for confirm
`Synonyms
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`argue,
`attest,
`authenticate,
`bear out,
`certify,
`corroborate,
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`substantiate,
`support,
`validate,
`verify,
`vindicate
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`Antonyms
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`confirm, corroborate, substantiate, verify, authenticate, validate mean to attest to the
`truth or validity of something. confirm implies the removing of doubts by an authoritative
`statement or indisputable fact. confirmed the reports corroborate suggests the
`strengthening of what is already partly established. witnesses corroborated his story
`substantiate implies the offering of evidence that sustains the contention. the claims have
`yet to be substantiated verify implies the establishing of correspondence of actual facts or
`details with those proposed or guessed at. all statements of fact in the article have been
`verified authenticate implies establishing genuineness by adducing legal or official
`documents or expert opinion. handwriting experts authenticated the diaries validate
`implies establishing validity by authoritative affirmation or by factual proof. validated the
`hypothesis by experiments
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`Examples of confirm in a Sentence
`The tests confirmed the doctors' suspicions of cancer. The attack confirmed her worst fears
`about the neighborhood.
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`Michael Johnson, a two-time TAPPS state championship head coach at Bishop Dunne, is no
`longer the school’s head coach, Bishop Dunne president Thomas Maj confirmed to The
`Dallas Morning News on Friday. — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, "Michael Johnson no longer
`the head football coach at Bishop Dunne," 24 Jan. 2020 The discovery of the , experts ,
`confirms the neighborhood’s status as a spiritual center. — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian
`Magazine, "14th-Century Steam Bath Found in Mexico City," 24 Jan. 2020
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`reflect current usage of the word 'confirm.' Views expressed in the examples do not
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`First Known Use of confirm
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`First Known Use of confirm
`13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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`History and Etymology for confirm
`Middle English, from Anglo-French cunfermer, from Latin confirmare, from com- + firmare to
`make firm, from firmus firm
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`Phrases Related to confirm
`confirmed bachelor
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`Cite this Entry
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`“Confirm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-
`webster.com/dictionary/confirm. Accessed 11 Feb. 2020.
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`Style: MLA
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`More Definitions for confirm
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`confirm
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`verb
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`English Language Learners Definition of confirm
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`: to state or show that (something) is true or correct
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`: to tell someone that something has definitely happened or is going to happen : to make
`(something) definite or official
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`formal : to make (something) stronger or more certain : to cause (someone) to believe
`(something) more strongly
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`See the full definition for confirm in the English Language Learners Dictionary
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`confirm
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`con·firm | \ kən-ˈfərm
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`confirmed; confirming
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`1 : to make sure of the truth of Their arrest confirms my suspicion.
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`2 : to make firm or firmer (as in a habit, in faith, or in intention) : STRENGTHEN The job at
`the shelter confirmed her intention to become a veterinarian.
`4 : to perform a ceremony admitting a person into a church or synagogue
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`confirm
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`transitive verb
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`con·firm
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`1a : to make valid by necessary formal approval the debtor's chapter 13 plan confirmed by
`the court
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`b : to vote approval of confirm a nomination
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`2 : to give formal acknowledgment of receipt of
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`3 : to remove doubt about by authoritative act or indisputable fact a consent decree
`confirming Capt. Brown's right to his cargo— W. G. Young
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