confirm

confirm
confirm [kən fʉrm′]
vt.
[ME confermen < OFr confermer < L confirmare < com-, intens. + firmare, to strengthen < firmus, FIRM1]
1. to make firm; strengthen; establish; encourage
2. to make valid by formal approval; ratify
3. to prove the truth, validity, or authenticity of; verify
4. to cause to undergo the religious ceremony of confirmation
confirmable
adj.
SYN.- to CONFIRM is to establish as true that which was doubtful or uncertain [to confirm a rumor ]; SUBSTANTIATE suggests the producing of evidence that proves or tends to prove the validity of a previous assertion or claim [the census figures substantiate his charge ]; CORROBORATE suggests the strengthening of one statement or testimony by another [the witnesses corroborated her version of the event ]; to VERIFY is to prove to be true or correct by investigation, comparison with a standard, or reference to ascertainable facts [to verify an account ]; AUTHENTICATE implies proof of genuineness by an authority or expert [to authenticate a painting ]; VALIDATE implies official confirmation of the validity of something [to validate a will ] -ANT. CONTRADICT, DISPROVE

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