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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

Verb

1. to prove to be true or valid

2. to reaffirm (something), so as to make (it) more definite: she confirmed that she is about to resign as leader of the council

3. to strengthen: this cruise confirmed my first impressions of the boat's performance

4. to formally make valid

5. to administer the rite of confirmation to [Latin confirmare]

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

verb 2. ratify, establish, approve, sanction, endorse, authorize, certify, validate, authenticate

verb 3. strengthen, establish, settle, fix, secure, assure, reinforce, clinch, verify, fortify

Translations

confirm [kənˈfəːm] vt → confirmar

confirm [kənˈfəːm] vt [+ report], (Rel) → confirmer [+ appointment]; ratifier

confirm [kənˈfəːm] vt → bestätigen;

to be confirmed (Rel) → konfirmiert werden

confirm [kənˈfəːm] vt → confermare;

(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; bekragtigيُؤَكِّدпотвърждавамpotvrditbekræftebestätigen, bekräftigenεπιβεβαιώνωconfirmarkinnitamaتایید کردن؛ تصدیق کردنvahvistaaconfirmerלְאָשֵרपक्का करनाučvrstitimegerősítmengukuhkanstaðfestaconfermare確認する확실하게 하다patvirtintiapliecināt; apstiprinātmengesahkanbevestigenbekrefte, stadfestepotwierdzaćconfirmara confirmaподтверждатьpotvrdiťpotrditipotvrditibekräftaยืนยันdoğrulamak證實підтверджуватиمستحكم كرنا، پکا کرناkhẳng định证实

2 to admit to full membership of certain Christian churches. aanneemبَمْنَحُ سِر التَّثْبيتдавам първо причастиеbiřmovatkonfirmerekonfirmierenπαίρνω το (χριστιανικό) χρίσμαconfirmarleeritamaبه عضویت پذیرفتنkonfirmoidaconfirmerלְהִכָּנֵס בִּבְרִית הַכּנֵסִייָהकुछ विशेष चर्चों की पूर्ण सदस्यता देनाpotvrditibérmál, konfirmálmemberi penguatanfermacresimare堅信礼を施す견진 성사를 베풀다konfirmuotiiesvētīt; konfirmētmenerimaconfirmeren, vormenkonfirmerebierzmowaćcrismara confirmaконфирмоватьbirmovaťbirmatikrizmatikonfirmeraประกอบพิธีศีลมหาสนิทkiliseye kabul etmek批准конфірмуватиتصديق كرنا، توثيق كرناlàm lễ kiêm tín批准

n ˌconfirˈmation [kon-]

aannemingتأْكيدпотвърждениеpotvrzení; biřmováníbekræftelse; konfirmationdie Bestätigung, die Konfirmationεπιβεβαίωση, τελετή χρίσματοςconfirmaciónkinnitus; leeritamineتایید؛ مراسم به عضویت پذیریvahvistus, konfirmaatioconfirmationאִשׁוּר @@@אּישוּר$$$पुष्टिकरणpotvrda, krizma, firmabérmálás, konfirmációkonfirmasistaðfesting; fermingconferma確認확정, 견진 성사patvirtinimas, konfirmacijaapliecinājums; apstiprināšana; iesvētīšanapengesahanbevestiging, confirmatie, vormingbekreftelse, stadfesting; konfirmasjonpotwierdzenie, bierzmowanieconfirmaçãoconfirmareподтверждение;конфирмацияbirmovaniepotrditev; birmapotvrdabekräftelse, konfirmationการยืนยันteyit, doğrulama證實підтвердження; конфірмаціяتصديق، توثيقsự xác nhận证实

n confirmand [-mand]

a person who receives religious confirmation or is a candidate for it. aannemeling, katkisant, geloofsleerlingالمَمْنوح سِر التَّثْبيتкандидат за първо причастиеkonfirmand, biřmovaneckonfirmantder Konfirmantπρόκειται να που έχει λάβει ή λάβει το (χριστιανικό) χρίσμαconfirmandoleerilapsنامزد عضویتconfirmandאָדַם שְׁנִכנָס בִּבְרִית הַכּנֵסִייָהधार्मिक पूर्ण सदस्यता पाने वाला व्यक्ति या उसका उम्मीदवारpotvrđenikkonfirmandus, bérmálandócalon/anggota Gerejacresimando堅信礼を受ける人[]konfirmatasiesvētāmaisanggota gerejatelefonische vergaderingkonfirmantprzystępujący do bierzmowaniaконфирмантbirmovanec, -vankabirmanec, birmankakonfirmantkonfirmandผู้เข้าพิธีศีลมหาสนิทHristiyan/Musevi cemaatine kabul edilmiş kimse受宗教洗禮的人конфірмантمذهبى تصديق حاصل كرن‍ے والاngười 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.verstokمُدْمِن، دائِم ، ثابِتзаклетzapřisáhlý, notorickýinkarneret; uforbederlighartnäckigπου ισχύει από πεποίθησηempedernidoveendunud, parandamatuخو گرفته؛ نا متغییرvannoutunut, parantumatoninvétéréמוּשבָּעपक्का, सुदृढ़potvrđen, uvjerenmegrögzöttterbiasavaranlegur; forfallinninveterato凝り固った상습적인; 완고한užkietėjęsnelabojams; pārliecinātskakiverstoktuforbederlig, fast bestemt, kronisk, inngroddzatwardziałyinveteradoinve­teratзакоренелыйzanovitýzagrizen, zakrknjenzakletiinbiten, oförbätterligที่เกิดขึ้นเป็นประจำıslah olmaz成習慣的переконаний, запеклийپخت‍ہ، پکاthành cố tật成习惯的

2 (of a person) who has received religious confirmation. lidmaat, aangenomeمُثبَّتполучил първо причастиеbiřmovanýkonfirmeretder Kofirmierteπου έχει λάβει το (χριστιανικό) χρίσμα (για πρόσωπο)confirmadoleeritatuشخصی که به عضویت کامل کلیسا درآمده استconfirméאָדַם שְׁנִכנָס בִּבְרִית הַכּנֵסִייָהपूर्ण सदस्यpotvrđenikkonfirmált, bérmáltresmi diterima sebagai calon/anggota Gerejacresimato堅信礼を受けたkonfirmuotasiesvētītsahli gerejageconfirmeerd; gevormdkonfirmertkonfirmataконфирмованныйbirmovanýbirmanec, birmankaonaj ko je krizmankonfirmeradเกี่ยวกับผู้ที่เข้าพิธีศีลมหาสนิทHristiyan/Musevi cemaatine kabul edilmiş給...施堅信禮конфірмованийتصديق شدهđược làm lễ kiêm tín给...施坚信礼