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confirming

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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.

[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).]

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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.confirming - indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen; "a positive pregnancy test"
medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
2.confirming - serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence"
supportive - furnishing support or assistance; "a supportive family network"; "his family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer"

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And he would set forth to them, as he went, all the chances that could befall an army; he would listen to their opinion and state his, confirming it with reasons, so that by these continual discussions there could never arise, in time of war, any unexpected circumstances that he could not deal with.
He wisely resolved to be particularly careful that no sign of admiration should NOW escape him, nothing that could elevate her with the hope of influencing his felicity; sensible that if such an idea had been suggested, his behaviour during the last day must have material weight in confirming or crushing it.
Louis, May 1st, confirming the intelligence already received through the public newspapers, of his safe return, and of the arrival of Mr.
 
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