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con·firm  (kn-fûrm)

tr.v. con·firmed, con·firm·ing, con·firms

1. To support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify.

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.

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[Middle English confirmen, from Old French confermer, from Latin cnfirmre : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + firmre, to strengthen (from firmus, strong; see dher- in Indo-European roots).]

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con·firma·bili·ty n.

con·firma·ble adj.

con·firma·tory (-fûrm-tôr, -tr) adj.

con·firmer n.

Synonyms: confirm, corroborate, substantiate, authenticate, validate, verify
These verbs mean to affirm the truth, accuracy, or genuineness of something. Confirm implies removal of all doubt: "We must never make experiments to confirm our ideas, but simply to control them" (Claude Bernard).
Corroborate refers to supporting something by means of strengthening evidence: The witness is expected to corroborate the plaintiff's testimony.
To substantiate is to establish by presenting substantial or tangible evidence: "one of the most fully substantiated of historical facts" (James Harvey Robinson).
Authenticate implies the establishment of genuineness of something by the testimony of an expert: 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.

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confirm [kənˈfɜːm]

vb (tr)

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. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) to administer the rite of confirmation to

[from Old French confermer, from Latin confirmāre, from firmus firm¹]

confirmable  adj

confirmatory , confirmative adj

confirmer  n

Thesaurus

Verb	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, sustain back 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" reassert uphold, 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 to verify - attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition) corroborate, validate - give evidence for reconfirm - 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

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confirm

verb

1. 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.

Translations

confirm [kənˈfɜːm] VT

1. (= prove) → confirmar

2. (Rel) → confirmar

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confirm [kənˈfɜː^rm] vt

(= corroborate) [+ report, rumour, fear] → confirmer, corroborer
to confirm what ... → confirmer ce que ...
to confirm (that) ... → confirmer que ...

[+ booking, reservation] → confirmer; [+ appointment, arrangement] → confirmer

(RELIGION) [+ person] → confirmer
to be confirmed → être confirmé(e)

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confirm

vt

(= verify) → bestätigen; this has confirmed me in my decision → das hat meinen Entschluss bekräftigt; his new play confirms him as our leading playwright → sein neues Stück stellt wieder unter Beweis, dass er unser führender Schauspieldichter ist

(= strengthen) → bestärken; one’s resolve also → bekräftigen

(Eccl) → konfirmieren; Roman Catholic → firmen

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confirm [kənˈfɜːm] vt (gen) → confermare; (strengthen, belief) → rafforzare (Rel) → cresimare

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confirm

v confirm [kənˈfəːm]

1 to establish or make quite certain They confirmed their hotel booking by letter. beaam, bevestig; bekragtig يُؤَكِّد потвърждавам potvrdit bekræfte bestätigen, bekräftigen επιβεβαιώνω confirmar kinnitama تایید کردن؛ تصدیق کردن vahvistaa confirmer לְאָשֵר पक्का करना učvrstiti megerősít mengukuhkan staðfesta confermare 確認する 입증하다 patvirtinti apliecināt; apstiprināt mengesahkan bevestigen bekrefte, stadfeste potwierdzać confirmar a confirma подтверждать potvrdiť potrditi potvrditi bekräfta ยืนยัน doğrulamak 證實，確認 підтверджувати مستحكم كرنا، پکا کرنا khẳng định 证实

2 to admit to full membership of certain Christian churches. aanneem بَمْنَحُ سِر التَّثْبيت давам първо причастие biřmovat konfirmere konfirmieren παίρνω το (χριστιανικό) χρίσμα confirmar leeritama به عضویت پذیرفتن konfirmoida confirmer לְהִכָּנֵס בִּבְרִית הַכּנֵסִייָה कुछ विशेष चर्चों की पूर्ण सदस्यता देना potvrditi bérmál, konfirmál memberi penguatan ferma cresimare 堅信礼を施す 견진 성사를 베풀다 konfirmuoti iesvētīt; konfirmēt menerima confirmeren, vormen konfirmere bierzmować crismar a confirma конфирмовать birmovať birmati krizmati konfirmera ประกอบพิธีศีลมหาสนิท kiliseye kabul etmek 批准 конфірмувати تصديق كرنا، توثيق كرنا làm lễ kiêm tín 批准

n confirˈmation [kon-]

aanneming تأْكيد потвърждение potvrzení; biřmování bekræftelse; konfirmation die Bestätigung, die Konfirmation επιβεβαίωση, τελετή χρίσματος confirmación kinnitus; leeritamine تایید؛ مراسم به عضویت پذیری vahvistus, konfirmaatio confirmation אִשׁוּר @@@אּישוּר$$$ पुष्टिकरण potvrda, krizma, firma bérmálás, konfirmáció konfirmasi staðfesting; ferming conferma 確認 확정, 견진 성사 patvirtinimas, konfirmacija apliecinājums; apstiprināšana; iesvētīšana pengesahan bevestiging, confirmatie, vorming bekreftelse, stadfesting; konfirmasjon potwierdzenie, bierzmowanie confirmação confirmare подтверждение;конфирмация birmovanie potrditev; birma potvrda bekräftelse, konfirmation การยืนยัน teyit, doğrulama 證實 підтвердження; конфірмація تصديق، توثيق sự xác nhận 证实

n confirmand [-mand]

a person who receives religious confirmation or is a candidate for it. aannemeling, katkisant, geloofsleerling المَمْنوح سِر التَّثْبيت кандидат за първо причастие konfirmand, biřmovanec konfirmant der Konfirmant που έχει λάβει ή πρόκειται να λάβει το (χριστιανικό) χρίσμα confirmando leerilaps نامزد عضویت confirmand אָדַם שְׁנִכנָס בִּבְרִית הַכּנֵסִייָה धार्मिक पूर्ण सदस्यता पाने वाला व्यक्ति या उसका उम्मीदवार potvrđenik konfirmandus, bérmálandó calon/anggota Gereja cresimando 堅信礼を受ける人[] (가톨릭) 견진 성사 지원자 konfirmatas iesvētāmais anggota gereja telefonische vergadering konfirmant przystępujący do bierzmowania конфирмант birmovanec, -vanka birmanec, birmanka konfirmant konfirmand ผู้เข้าพิธีศีลมหาสนิท Hristiyan/Musevi cemaatine kabul edilmiş kimse 即將接受堅信理的人 конфірмант مذهبى تصديق حاصل كرن‍ے والا người được làm lễ kiêm tín 受宗教洗礼的人

adj conˈfirmed

1 settled in a habit or way of life a confirmed bachelor/drunkard. verstok مُدْمِن، دائِم ، ثابِت заклет zapřisáhlý, notorický inkarneret; uforbederlig hartnäckig που ισχύει από πεποίθηση empedernido veendunud, parandamatu خو گرفته؛ نا متغییر vannoutunut, parantumaton invétéré מוּשבָּע पक्का, सुदृढ़ potvrđen, uvjeren megrögzött terbiasa varanlegur; forfallinn inveterato 凝り固った 상습적인 užkietėjęs nelabojams; pārliecināts kaki verstokt uforbederlig, fast bestemt, kronisk, inngrodd zatwardziały inveterado inve­terat закоренелый zanovitý zagrizen, zakrknjen zakleti inbiten, oförbätterlig ที่เกิดขึ้นเป็นประจำ ıslah olmaz 成習慣的 переконаний, запеклий پخت‍ہ، پکا thành cố tật 成习惯的

2 (of a person) who has received religious confirmation. lidmaat, aangenome مُثبَّت получил първо причастие biřmovaný konfirmeret der Kofirmierte που έχει λάβει το (χριστιανικό) χρίσμα (για πρόσωπο) confirmado leeritatu شخصی که به عضویت کامل کلیسا درآمده است confirmé אָדַם שְׁנִכנָס בִּבְרִית הַכּנֵסִייָה पूर्ण सदस्य potvrđenik konfirmált, bérmált resmi diterima sebagai calon/anggota Gereja cresimato 堅信礼を受けた 견진 성사를 받은 konfirmuotas iesvētīts ahli gereja geconfirmeerd; gevormd konfirmert konfirmata конфирмованный birmovaný birmanec, birmanka onaj ko je krizman konfirmerad เกี่ยวกับผู้ที่เข้าพิธีศีลมหาสนิท Hristiyan/Musevi cemaatine kabul edilmiş 為某人施堅信禮 конфірмований تصديق شده được làm lễ kiêm tín 给...施坚信礼

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confirm → يُؤَكِد على potvrdit bekræfte bestätigen επιβεβαιώνω confirmar vahvistaa confirmer potvrditi confermare 確認する 확인하다 bevestigen bekrefte potwierdzić confirmar подтверждать bekräfta ยืนยัน doğrulamak xác nhận 确认