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confirm

[ kuhn-furm ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to establish the truth, accuracy, validity, or genuineness of; corroborate; verify:

    This report confirms my suspicions.

    Synonyms: , , ,

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  2. to acknowledge with definite assurance:

    Did the hotel confirm our room reservation?

  3. to make valid or binding by some formal or legal act; sanction; ratify:

    to confirm a treaty;

    to confirm her appointment to the Supreme Court.

    Antonyms:

  4. to make firm or more firm; add strength to; settle or establish firmly:

    Their support confirmed my determination to run for mayor.

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  5. to strengthen (a person) in habit, resolution, opinion, etc.:

    The accident confirmed him in his fear of driving.

  6. to administer the religious rite of confirmation to.


confirm

/ əˈɜː /

verb

  1. may take a clause as object to prove to be true or valid; corroborate; verify
  2. 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; ratify
  5. to administer the rite of confirmation to
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • Dzˈھٴǰ, adjective
  • Dzˈھ, noun
  • Dzˈھ, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • Dz·ھa· adjective
  • Dz·ھa·i·ٲ noun
  • Dz·ھİ Law. Dz·ھ·ǰ [kon-fer-, mawr, k, uh, n-, fur, -mer], noun
  • Dz·ھiԲ· adverb
  • ԴDzcDz·ھiԲ adjective
  • cDz·ھ verb (used with object)
  • cDz·ھ verb (used with object)
  • ܲcDz·ھ verb (used with object)
  • unDz·ھa·i·ٲ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of confirm1

First recorded in 1250–1300; from Latin DzԴھ “to strengthen, confirm” ( con-, firm 1 ); replacing Middle English confermen, from Old French, from Latin, as above
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Word History and Origins

Origin of confirm1

C13: from Old French confermer, from Latin DzԴھ, from firmus firm 1
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Example Sentences

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The officers who died were three pilots, one engineer and two mechanics, police confirmed.

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During the hearing, he spoke to confirm his identity and enter not guilty pleas to both charges.

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A senior Russian general has been killed in a car bomb attack in Moscow, officials have confirmed.

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Customers began reporting problems last weekend, and on Tuesday the retailer confirmed it was facing a "cyber incident".

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Marshals Service is also without a permanent director, since Gadyaces Serralta, whom Trump appointed last month, has yet to be confirmed.

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