Confirm
[kən'fɜːm] or [kən'fɝm]
Definition
(verb.) make more firm; 'Confirm thy soul in self-control!'.
(verb.) establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; 'his story confirmed my doubts'; 'The evidence supports the defendant'.
(verb.) strengthen or make more firm; 'The witnesses confirmed the victim's account'.
(verb.) administer the rite of confirmation to; 'the children were confirmed in their mother's faith'.
(verb.) support a person for a position; 'The Senate confirmed the President's candidate for Secretary of Defense'.
Typist: Trevor--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To make firm or firmer; to add strength to; to establish; as, health is confirmed by exercise.
(v. t.) To strengthen in judgment or purpose.
(v. t.) To give new assurance of the truth of; to render certain; to verify; to corroborate; as, to confirm a rumor.
(v. t.) To render valid by formal assent; to complete by a necessary sanction; to ratify; as, to confirm the appoinment of an official; the Senate confirms a treaty.
(v. t.) To administer the rite of confirmation to. See Confirmation, 3.
Inputed by Lilly
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Establish, fix, settle, assure, make firm.[2]. Strengthen, add strength to.[3]. Corroborate, substantiate, verify.[4]. Ratify, sanction, bind.
Checked by Archie
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Strengthen, stabilitate, establish, substantiate, settle, prove, fix,perpetuate, sanction, corroborate, ratify
ANT:Weaken, shake, upset, cancel, abrogate, repeal, annul, confute, refute
Typed by Claire
Definition
v.t. to strengthen: to fix or establish: to ratify: to verify: to assure: to admit to full communion.—adj. Confirm′able.—n. Confirmā′tion a making firm or sure: convincing proof: the rite by which persons are admitted to full communion in the R.C. Greek Lutheran Anglican and other Churches.—adjs. Confirm′ative tending to confirm; Confirm′atory giving additional strength to: confirming; Confirmed′ settled: inveterate.—ns. Confirmee′ one to whom anything is confirmed; Confirm′er; Confirm′ing.
Editor: Samantha
Examples
- He spoke of the state of England; the necessary measures to be taken to ensure its security, and confirm its prosperity. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Hence, the canon of Natura non facit saltum, which every fresh addition to our knowledge tends to confirm, is on this theory intelligible. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- The practical use of the invention when turned to the heavenly bodies served to confirm the truth of the discovery. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Give me a kiss, my dear child, in saying Good Night, and let me confirm what my old lady tells you. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Certainly, I can: and your friend will unhesitatingly confirm the truth of what I assert. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Citizen Gabelle was called to confirm it, and did so. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- But learning from language will be found, when analyzed, to confirm the principle just laid down. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- The physician, on his arrival, confirmed my view of the case. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I was partly urged by curiosity, and compassion confirmed my resolution. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- This theory has since that time been abundantly confirmed by navigators. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- When I became Joe's 'prentice, Orlick was perhaps confirmed in some suspicion that I should displace him; howbeit, he liked me still less. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Their exclusive charter has not been confirmed by act of parliament. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The Department may have either originated, or confirmed, a Minute making that recommendation. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Another circumstance strengthened and confirmed these feelings. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- What happens in the course of action neither confirms, refutes, nor alters it. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Mrs. Rouncewell confirms all this, not without personal pride, reserving only the one point of affability. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I know, I feel she was innocent; you are of the same opinion, and that confirms me. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- It simply confirms the plan of conduct which I had previously arranged. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- He confirms me. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- His opinion on one point confirms my own. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- He thinks the purple room is the one that ought to be got ready, and he confirms what I told you. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- For his observation was constantly confirming Mr. Farebrother's assurance that the banker would not overlook opposition. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- So debating becomes a way of confirming your own prejudices; it is never, never in any debate I have suffered through, a search for understanding from the angles of two differing insights. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- This double relation of leading to and confirming is what is meant by the terms logical and rational. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- In spite of the moderation of his tone, each word he spoke had the effect of confirming Lily's resistance. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- His eyes were on her hand again directly, and her opportunity of confirming or correcting the impression was gone. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
Edited by Jimmy