Confirm

Definition: Confirm

Confirm

Verb

1. Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant".

2. Strengthen or make more firm; "The witnesses confirmed the victim's account".

3. Make more firm; "Confirm thy soul in self-control!".

4. As of a person to a position: "The Senate confirmed the President's candidate for Secretary of Defense".

5. Administer confirmation to; a church rite.

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Date "confirm" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Note: Confirm \Con*firm"\, transitive verb. [imperative past participle Confrmed; present participle verb or noun Confirming.]. (Websters 1913)

Computing

Law

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CONFIRM

CONFIRM

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Synonyms: Confirm

Assent

Confirm, affirm; ratify, appprove, indorse, countersign; corroborate.

Compact

Make a bargain, strike a bargain; come to terms, come to an understanding; compromise; set at rest; close, close with; conclude, complete, settle; confirm, ratify, clench, subscribe, underwrite; endorse, indorse; put the seal to; sign, seal; (attest); indent.

Demonstration

Verb: demonstrate, prove, establish; make good; show, evince, manifest; (be evidence of); confirm, corroborate, substantiate, verify; settle the question, reduce to demonstration, set the question at rest.

Evidence

Make absolute, confirm, prove (demonstrate).

Judgment

Settle; pass an opinion, give an opinion; decide, try, pronounce, rule; pass judgment, pass sentence; sentence, doom; find; give judgment, deliver judgment; adjudge, adjudicate; arbitrate, award, report; bring in a verdict; make absolute, set a question at rest; confirm; (assent).

Rite

Verb: perform service, do duty, minister, officiate, baptize, dip, sprinkle; anoint, confirm, lay hands on; give the sacrament, administer the sacrament; administer extreme unction; hear confession, administer holy penance, shrive; excommunicate, ban with bell book and candle.

Crosswords: Confirm

Romanian (confirm).

He believes the culprits might be the very people who, uh, soiled your rug, and you are in a unique position to confirm or disconfirm that suspicion. (The Big Lebowski; writing credit: Ethan Coen; Joel Coen)

Look, I know I didn't call to confirm, but I was busy creating life, okay? (Charmed; writing credit: Colman deKay)

Company leader to identify Baker Team - Rambo, Messner, Ortega, Coletta, Jurgensen, Barry, Krakauer confirm! This is Colonel Trautman. (First Blood; writing credit: David Morrell; Michael Kozoll)

The report does not confirm body temperature. (Sanford and Son; writing credit: Earl Barret; Ted Bergman)

NOW WE'LL CONFIRM THAT YOU KNOW WHERE IT'S AT (I Know Where It's At; performing artist: All Saints)

Confirm or Deny (1941)

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Books

• A glance will tell you & a dream confirm (reference)

• Boyd's Handbook of Practical Apologetics: Scientific Facts, Fulfilled Prophecies and Archaeological Discoveries That Confirm the Bible (reference)

• Confirm or Deny (reference)

• Confirm! (reference)

• Neither Confirm Nor Deny: The Nuclear Ships Dispute Between New Zealand and the United States (reference)

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Animal studies are necessary to confirm in vitro results before trials in human beings can be considered. One new approach is to enclose human cancer cells in microscopic capsules and grow them in laboratory-bred mice, which are then treated with a test drug. Credit: Mike Mitchell (photographer).

Breast imaging technology has changed over the years. Shown are mammography on left and MRI on right. Note MRI's enhancement ability to confirm diagnosis. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Radiolabeled monoclonal antibodies confirm that this patient's cutaneous t-cell lymph cancer involves the lymph nodes and skin. The antibodies collect in the cancerous lymph nodes of the armpits, neck and groin and a strong outline of the patient's body verifies skin involvement. The liver and spleen are darkened, too, because it is normal for these organs to collect the antibodies. See artwork: GA-17. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Technician Carolyn Johnson uses monoclonal antibodies to confirm E. coli O157:H7 presence in cattle fecal samples. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Keith Weller..

Doc Hatfield and Secretary Babbitt confirm Steens designation with Jamie Workman, the USDI press secretary, looks on. Credit: Mark Armstrong & Chris Strebig.

Photographed circa 1894-99. Identification on the original photo of this ship as Cincinnati is incorrect. Details of bow decoration confirm that this cruiser is really Raleigh. Credit: NAVY.

The procession of the Court of Bishops which sat at St. James' Piccadilly to confirm the election of Dr. Temple as new Archbishop of York--Dr. Temple is leading the procession, London. Credit: Library of Congress.

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In the first place we have granted to God, and by this our present charter confirmed for us and our heirs forever that the English Church shall be free, and shall have her rights entire, and her liberties inviolate; and we will that it be thus observed; which is apparent from this that the freedom of elections, which is reckoned most important and very essential to the English Church, we, of our pure and unconstrained will, did grant, and did by our charter confirm and did obtain the ratification of the same from our lord, Pope Innocent III, before the quarrel arose between us and our barons: and this we will observe, and our will is that it be observed in good faith by our heirs forever. (reference)

Nor can such an usurper, or any deriving from him, ever have a title, till the people are both at liberty to consent, and have actually consented to allow, and confirm in him the power he hath till then usurped. (Second Treatise of Government)

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The convent contributed like Cosette, to confirm and complete, in Jean Valjean, the work of the bishop.

And if thy poor devoted servant may But beg one favour at thy gracious hand, Thou dost confirm his happiness for ever.

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Health

Official sources confirm this view. (references)

A liver biopsy will confirm the diagnosis. (references)

A karyotype is used to confirm the diagnosis. (references)

Business

Official customs data do not confirm significant imports from the Ukraine or Poland. (references)

Such a statement should confirm that the product complies with all requirements/standards or other norms appropriate for the product. (references)

Ford has been the first to confirm such anticipation when the company announced that collision (body repairs) would be part of its upcoming projects. (references)

Civil Liberties

China

Foreign experts confirm reports of chronic shortages of Bibles, mostly due to logistical problems in disseminating Bibles to rural areas. (references)

Cameroon

The accused reportedly filed a protest with the divisional officer of the central Government; however, initial investigations could not confirm this report. (references)

Israel and the occupied territories

In June the Chief Rabbinate issued new regulations stipulating that immigrants who arrived in the country after 1990 must be investigated to confirm that they are Jewish before they can be married in a Jewish ceremony. (references)

Economic History

Spain

All indicators confirm that 2000 was an excellent year for the Spanish economy. (references)

Syria

In the same month, a national referendum was held to confirm Asad as President for a 7-year term. (references)

Spain

Resources allocated during recent years confirm that Spain is increasing investment in this sector. (references)

Human Rights

Panama

The PTJ paralegals must confirm that PTJ agents comply with these requirements. (references)

Sri Lanka

Past eyewitness accounts confirm that the LTTE has executed injured soldiers on the battlefield. (references)

Nepal

Since no hostages were handed over directly to the Government, the Government cannot confirm those releases. (references)

Indigenous People

Australia

Indigenous people believed that police systematically mistreat them; however, there are no government statistics to confirm this perception. (references)

Minorities

Bangladesh

The Home Minister was unable to confirm reports that Hindus had fled the country and insisted that there was no link between religion and the violence. (references)

Political Economy

Vietnam

Security forces reportedly committed numerous abuses including beating suspected demonstrators, although limited access to the area make these reports difficult to confirm. (references)

Political Rights

Uzbekistan

In practice, despite assistance efforts by international donors to upgrade its ability to draft laws independently, its main purpose is to confirm laws and other decisions drafted by the executive branch rather than to initiate legislation. (references)

Trinidad and Tobago

In January a month-long standoff ensued when the President refused to confirm seven of the Prime Minister's ministerial and senatorial appointments, asserting that the Prime Minister was exceeding his authority in appointing defeated election candidates. (references)

Trade

Italy

It is best to first confirm what form of payment is accepted. (references)

Travel

Slovak Rep

Foreigners should confirm a price in advance. (references)

Ukraine

Please check and confirm rates at your hotel prior to arrival. (references)

Chad

Travelers may want to confirm the dates of these holidays before traveling. (references)

Women

Egypt

Smaller, independent studies confirm that wife beating is common. (references)

Worker Rights

New Zealand

Discussions with the ILO to confirm this understanding continued at year's end. (references)

Ecuador

The worker is allowed to request that an inspector from the Ministry of Labor come to the workplace and confirm the hazard; that inspector then may close down the workplace. (references)

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Expressions using "confirm": confirm a piece of news ♦ confirm by oath ♦ confirm in writing ♦ confirm primitive ♦ confirm reservation. Additional references.

Ending with "confirm": back-confirm, re-confirm.

Afrikaans

erken (acknowledge, corroborate), bevestig (acknowledge, affirm, assent, corroborate, say yes, to confirm). (various references)

Albanian

konfirmoj (affirm, bear out, corroborate). (various references)

Arabic 

‏منحه التثبيت الديني, ‏قوى (anneal, be fortified, be more powerful, become mighty, become stronger, beefy, boost, brace, cogent, consolidate, enforce, fasten, fibrous, fortify, freshen, great, grow stronger, harden, hefty, heighten, help, heroic, in power, innervate, intensify, invigorate, nerve, prop, reinforce, sinew, stiffen, strengthen, support, sustain, tighten), ‏عزز (abound, bear out, boost, build, carry, cement, consolidate, corroborate, enhance, extend, foster, help, promote, ram, reinforce, sustain, underpin), ‏صدق (accept, approve, assent, attest, believe, certify, credit, genuineness, hold good, make believe, notarize, ok, okay, okey, probity, ratify, sanction, sincerity, trueness, trustiness, truth, validity, veracity, verity), ‏أكد (accentuate, affirm, assert, asseverate, assure, aver, avouch, bear out, check up on, contend, corroborate, declare, double check, emphasize, predicate, proclaim, profess, protest, punctuate, show, substantiate, swear, underline, underscore, vouch, warrant), ‏ثبت (affirm, anchor, assure, aver, belay, belt, bend, bite, bolt, bolt on, brace, cable, catch, chock, corroborate, countersign, demonstrate, display, endure, establish, evince, fastening, fix, lash, last, pin down, plant, prove, reinforce, secure, set, spike, stabilize, stay, steady, stick, strengthen, substantiate, testify, validate, verify, warrant). (various references)

Basque

konfirmatu. (various references)

Breton

kadarnaat. (various references)

Bulgarian 

укрепвам (build up, consolidate, embattle, invigorate), ратифицирам (ratify, sanction, validate), конфирмирам, одобрявам (approbate, approve, assent, authorise, authorize, endorse, okay, pass, salute, sanctify, sanction, seal, subscribe to, support, sympathize, uphold), засилвам (accelerate, aggrandize, grow strong, intensify, invigorate, strengthen, thrive). (various references)

Catalan

confirmar (to confirm). (various references)

Chinese 

證實 (to verify), 证实 (Attest, Attested, Attesting, Authenticate, authenticated, Authenticating, confirmed, Confirming, substantiate, substantiated, substantiating, substantiation), 確認 (verify). (various references)

Croatian

potvrditi. (various references)

Czech

potvrdit (acknowledge, affirm, approve, bear out, certify, corroborate, establish, ratify, testify, to confirm, uphold, validate, verify), kvitovat. (various references)

Danish

bekræfte (acknowledge, corroborate). (various references)

Dutch

bevestigen (acknowledge, affirm, affix, assent, attach, corroborate, determine, fasten, fix, make fast, say yes, secure), aannemen (accept, adopt, affiliate, employ, guess, hire, presume, receive, suppose, surmise, take, take in). (various references)

Esperanto

konfirmi (corroborate). (various references)

Estonian

kinnitada (to confirm). (various references)

Faeroese

vátta (acknowledge, admit, assert, attest, bear witness of, confess, corroborate, profess, state, testify), staðfesta (acknowledge, ascertain, corroborate, establish, take note). (various references)

Farsi 

تصدیق کردن (Acknowledge, Admit, Affirm, Authenticate, Aver, Certify, Concede, Establish, Grant, Justify, Recognize, Rubberstamp, Testify), تاءیدکردن (Corroborate, Second, Vouch), تثبیت کردن (Reinstate, Stabilize). (various references)

Finnish

vahvistaa (acknowledge, corroborate, ratify, reinforce, strengthen, verify). (various references)

Flemish

bevestigen (to confirm). (various references)

French

confirmer (corroborate, to confirm). (various references)

French Canadian

confirmer (to confirm). (various references)

Galician

confirma-la (confirm the). (various references)

German

bekräftigen (acknowledge, affirm, back up, corroborate, support, to affirm, to corroborate), bestätigen (acknowledge, affirm, assure, attest, authenticate, bear out, certify, confirms, corroborate, countersign, endorse, ratify, reaffirm, reassure, recognize, to affirm, to certify, to indorse, to ratify, uphold, validate, verify, witness), konfirmieren (acknowledge, corroborate), einsegnen (bless, consecrate). (various references)

Greek 

επιβεβαιώνω (bear out, corroborate, speak to). (various references)

Haitian Creole

konfime (to confirm). (various references)

Hebrew 

לתת אמון (rely), לו�"א (ascertain, authenticate, certify, check up on, ensure, make certain, make sure, verify), לאשר (affirm, approve, asseverate, authorise, bear out, certify, corroborate, endorse, indorse, maintain, obsignate, sanction, testify, uphold, vouch). (various references)

Hungarian

megerõsít (approve, attach, beef up, brace, consolidate, corroborate, defilade, depose, fasten, fix, fortify, harden, homologate, man, reinforce, strengthen, underpin, uphold, verify, vouch), konfirmál, jóváhagy (affirm, approbate, approve, assent, endorse, indorse, o.k., ok, okay, okey, ratify, sanction, to approve, to approve of, to assent, to consent, to endorse, to indorse, to O.K., to ratify, to uphold, to validate, upheld, uphold), erõsít (affirm, amplify, assert, intensify, invigorate, nerve, strengthen), alátámaszt (bear out, corroborate, to bolster up, to chock, to chock up, to confirm, to corroborate, to shore up, to stanchion, to strengthen, to strut, to support, to underpin). (various references)

Icelandic

staðfesta (ratify). (various references)

Indonesian

menegaskan (affirm, assert), memperkuat (fortify, reinforce, strengthen), membenarkan (approve of, compensate, corroborate, justify, straighten). (various references)

Irish

dhearbhú (to confirm). (various references)

Italian

confermare (acknowledge, affirm, bear out, clench, corroborate, endorse, indorse, prove oneself, substantiate, to confirm, uphold, vouch). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

聞き糺す (to ascertain, to confirm, to make sure of, to verify), 見定める (to ascertain, to confirm, to grasp, to make sure of), 指切り (linking little fingers to confirm a promise). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ききた� す (to ascertain, to confirm, to draw, to make sure of, to verify), ゆびきり (linking little fingers to confirm a promise), みさ� める (to ascertain, to confirm, to grasp, to make sure of). (various references)

Korean 

확인하십시�" (Authenticate, identify, Verify). (various references)

Luxembourgish

confirméieren. (various references)

Manx

niartaghey (affirm, affirmation, brace, building up, cement, confirmation, consolidate, consolidation, documentation, extend, fortification, fortify, intensify, invigorate, nerve, reinforce, reinforcement, stiffen, strengthen), firrinaghey (authenticate, authentication, confirmation, make sure, verification, verify), feeraghey (authenticate, authentication, certify, confirmation, verify), cur fo laue yn aspick. (various references)

Norwegian

bekrefte (affirm). (various references)

Papiamen

confirmá (acknowledge, corroborate). (various references)

Pig Latin

onfirmcay

Portuguese

ratificar (acknowledge, affirm, corroborate, countersign, homologate, ratify, recompense, sanction), confirmar (acknowledge, affirm, approve, assure, corroborate, corroboratory, countersign, endorse, firm, grant, hold true, indorse, ratify, sanction, seal, to confirm, vouch). (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian

confirmar (to confirm). (various references)

Romanian

corobora (corroborate, fortify), consolida (bind, brace, bracket, consolidate, fix, fortify, fund, reinforce, rivet, secure, solidify, steady, stiffen, strengthen), confirma (acknowledge, affirm, bear out, corroborate, establish, fortify, homologate, justify, receipt, sanction, strengthen, validate, verify, vouch, witness), confirm, ratifica (approve, ratify), omologa (acknowledge, admit, approve, assimilate, homologate, ratify), echivala (equalize, equate), dovedi (accomplish, argue, attest, authenticate, aver, demonstrate, educe, establish, evidence, evince, furnish evidence of, make good, make out, manifest, overbear, prove, show, substantiate, verify, witness), atesta (attest, certify, testify into, witness), adeveri (acknowledge, attest, avouch, certify, corroborate, fortify, justify, seal, substantiate, test, testify, verify, vouch, warrant, witness), întãri (bind, bond, brace, bracket, consolidate, corroborate, enforce, entrench, fix, fortify, harden, indurate, invigorate, nerve, recruit, reinforce, screw, season, stay, steady, steel, stiffen, strengthen, stress, tone up). (various references)

Russian 

подтверждать (acknowledge, acknowledge by, affirm, attest, bear out, corroborate, corroboratory, endorse, indorse, instantiate, prove out, reaffirm, re-affirm, reassert, verify, vouch, warrant, write to acknowledge). (various references)

Scottish

dearbh (certain, identical : gu dearbh, particular, sure, try). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

potvrditi (acknowledge, affirm, attest, authenticate, bear out, certify, corroborate, homologate, ratify, reaffirm, sanction, substantiate, validate, verify), potkrepiti (corroborate), konfirmisati. (various references)

Slovene

potrditi (to confirm). (various references)

Somali

xaqiijiyo. (various references)

Spanish

confirmar (acknowledge, affirm, assent, bear out, corroborate, prove, say yes, support, sustain, to confirm, uphold, vouch). (various references)

Swahili

kuthibitisha (to confirm). (various references)

Swedish

bekräfta (acknowledge, affirm, attest to, attested, bear out, corroborate, endorse, ratify, reassert, seal, substantiate, validate, vouch), stadfästa (bind, establish, ratify, sanction), konfirmera, bestyrka (attest, aver, bear out, corroborate, evidence, justify, prove). (various references)

Tagalog

kumpirmahin. (various references)

Tahitian

ha'ap‘p• (to confirm). (various references)

Turkish

tasdiklemek (certify, ok, okay, say ditto), tasdik etmek (certify, ratify, stamp), takviye etmek (back, consolidate, consolidation, fortify, reinforce, strengthen, support), onaylamak (accept, acknowledge, affirm, approve, attest, authorise, authorize, be recognizant of, bear out, certify, corroborate, countersign, endorse, give countenance to, grant, hear, hold with, homologate, indorse, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimize, lend countenance to, o.k., ok, okay, ratify, recognize, sanction, smile on, stamp, subscribe, sustain, to confirm, uphold, validate, verify, visa, vise, vouch, witness), kuvvetlendirmek (beef up, brace up, build up, fortify, hop up, intensify, recruit, stiffen, strengthen, support), kiliseye kabul etmek, doğrulamak (affirm, attest, avouch, bear out, certify, correct, corroborate, hold with, homologate, justify, predicate, substantiate, support, sustain, testify, verify, vouch). (various references)

Ukrainian

ратифікувати (ratify, validate), оформляти (effect, formalize), підтверджувати (acknowledge, affirm, approve, attest, avouch, avow, bear out, carry, certify, corroborate, endorse, homologate, indorse, justify, reassert, reconfirm, say yes, uphold, verify, vouch), підкріпляти (afforce, back, buttress, enforce, piece in, refect, reinforce). (various references)

Welsh

cyfnerthu (aid, help), conffirmio, cadarnhau (strengthen), sicrhau (affirm, assure, secure), sicr.hau (affirm, affix, assure, secure), ategu (abet, bolster, prop, support). (various references)

adfirmabat, adfirmans, adprobabit, adprobatum, adsentare, confirma, confirmabantur, confirmabit, confirmabunt, confirmamini, confirmanda, confirmandas, confirmandos, confirmans, confirmante, confirmantes, confirmare, confirmarentur, confirmaret, confirmasset, confirmasti, confirmat, confirmata, confirmate, confirmati, confirmato, confirmatos, confirmatum, confirmatur, confirmatus, confirmatusque, confirmaverunt, confirmavi, confirmavit, confirmavitque, confirmentur, confirmes, confirmet, confirmetis, confirmetur, conprobati, conprobatum, conprobent, constabiliti, constabilitio, firma, firmabat, firmabis, firmabit, firmabitur, firmabo, firmaboque, firmans, firmantur, firmare, firmaret, firmas, firmasti, firmat, firmata, firmati, firmatum, firmatur, firmaverit, firmaverunt, firmavit, firmavitque, firmentur, firmetur, firmo, funda, fundaberis, fundabis, fundabitur, fundabo, fundabunt, fundamini, fundans, fundant, fundas, fundasti, fundat, fundata, fundatae, fundati, fundato, fundatum, fundatur, fundatus, fundaveris, fundaverunt, fundavit, fundent, fundentque, fundes, fundesque, fundet, fundetque, fundetur, fundo, sanciretur, sancta, sanctae, sanctam, sanctas, sancte, sancti, sanctis, sancto, sanctoque, sanctorum, sanctos, sanctum, sanctumque, sanctus, sanctusque. (various references)

ratificare. (various references)

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Derivations

Words beginning with "confirm": confirmabilities, confirmability, confirmable, confirmand, confirmands, confirmation, confirmational, confirmations, confirmatory, confirmed, confirmedly, confirmedness, confirmednesses, confirming, confirms. (additional references)

Words ending with "confirm": disconfirm, reconfirm. (additional references)

Words containing "confirm": disconfirmed, disconfirming, disconfirms, reconfirmation, reconfirmations, reconfirmed, reconfirming, reconfirms, unconfirmed. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Confirm" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: cinefilm, cofir, comfirm, Conair, conferm, conffurm, confi, confim, confimr, confir, confirma, conformo, confrim, confur, conir, cunfrim, donfirm. (additional references)

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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: formic, inform, micron.

-2 letters: micro, minor, orcin.

-3 letters: cion, coif, coin, coir, coni, corf, corm, corn, fico, fino, firm, firn, foci, foin, form, from, icon, info, inro, iron, morn, noir, nori, norm.

-4 letters: con, cor, fin, fir, fon, for, fro, ion, mir, moc, mon, mor, nim, nom, nor, orc, rif, rim, rin, roc, rom.

+1 letter: confirms, cuniform, unciform.

+2 letters: confirmed, cuneiform, cuniforms, reconfirm, unciforms.

+3 letters: chromaffin, comforting, confirmand, confirming, conforming, conformism, conformist, conformity, cuneiforms, disconfirm, microfauna, microfungi, reconfirms.

+4 letters: californium, confirmable, confirmands, confirmedly, conformisms, conformists, disconfirms, forthcoming, infomercial, informatics, microfaunae, microfaunal, microfaunas, microfungus, reconfirmed, unconfirmed.

+5 letters: californiums, circumfusion, comfortingly, confirmation, confirmatory, conformation, conformities, disconfirmed, imperfection, inconformity, infomercials, microfilming, ramification, reconfirming, unconformity.