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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: , , ,

    Antonyms:

  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.

    Synonyms:

    Antonyms:

  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 51Թ 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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51Թ 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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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of confirm1

C13: from Old French confermer, from Latin DzԴھ, from firmus firm 1
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Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff confirmed receipt of a new work from Moscow, saying he had been asked to transport it back to Washington.

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The paper reported Israel had not verified the arrival of an official visit but in a statement the UK Foreign Office confirmed the group was part of a parliamentary delegation.

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The Frankfort Police Department, in Frankfurt, Kentucky, confirmed it recovered his body about two hours later.

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Victory confirmed the dominance of the Irish trainer, who saddled five of the first seven home, including winner Nick Rockett.

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The Trump administration has canceled more than a dozen international student visas at California campuses, including UCLA, UC San Diego and Stanford, university leaders, students and faculty at campuses confirmed to The Times.

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