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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Confirm \Con*firm"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Confrmed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Confirming.] [OE. confermen, confirmen, OF.
confermer, F. confirmer, fr. L. confirmare; con- + firmare to
make firm, fr. firmus firm. See Firm.]
1. To make firm or firmer; to add strength to; to establish;
as, health is confirmed by exercise.
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Confirm the crown to me and to mine heirs. --Shak.
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And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law. --Ps.
cv. 10.
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2. To strengthen in judgment or purpose.
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Confirmed, then, I resolve
Adam shall share with me in bliss or woe. --Milton.
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3. To give new assurance of the truth of; to render certain;
to verify; to corroborate; as, to confirm a rumor.
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Your eyes shall witness and confirm my tale. --Pope.
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These likelihoods confirm her flight. --Shak.
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4. 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.
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That treaty so prejudicial ought to have been
remitted rather than confimed. --Swift.
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5. (Eccl.) To administer the rite of confirmation to. See
Confirmation, 3.
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Those which are thus confirmed are thereby supposed
to be fit for admission to the sacrament. --Hammond.
Syn: To strengthen; corroborate; substantiate; establish;
fix; ratify; settle; verify; assure.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Confirm \Con*firm"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Confrmed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Confirming.] [OE. confermen, confirmen, OF.
confermer, F. confirmer, fr. L. confirmare; con- + firmare to
make firm, fr. firmus firm. See Firm.]
1. To make firm or firmer; to add strength to; to establish;
as, health is confirmed by exercise.
Confirm the crown to me and to mine heirs. --Shak.
And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law. --Ps.
cv. 10.
2. To strengthen in judgment or purpose.
Confirmed, then, I resolve Adam shall share with me
in bliss or woe. --Milton.
3. To give new assurance of the truth of; to render certain;
to verify; to corroborate; as, to confirm a rumor.
Your eyes shall witness and confirm my tale. --Pope.
These likelihoods confirm her flight. --Shak.
4. 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.
That treaty so prejudicial ought to have been
remitted rather than confimed. --Swift.
5. (Eccl.) To administer the rite of confirmation to. See
Confirmation, 3.
Those which are thus confirmed are thereby supposed
to be fit for admission to the sacrament. --Hammond.
Syn: To strengthen; corroborate; substantiate; establish;
fix; ratify; settle; verify; assure.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
confirming
adj 1: indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or
pathogen; "a positive pregnancy test" [syn: positive]
[ant: negative]
2: serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence"
[syn: collateral, confirmative, confirmatory, corroborative,
corroboratory, substantiating, substantiative, validating,
validatory, verificatory, verifying]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
confirming
n.
An act of confirmation.
vb.
(present participle of en confirm nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
confirming
n.
An act of confirmation.
vb.
(present participle of en confirm nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
confirming
n.
An act of confirmation.
vb.
(present participle of en confirm nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
confirming
n.
An act of confirmation.
vb.
(present participle of en confirm nocat=1)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
confirming
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm c onfirm ing)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
confirming
Engelska a.
(avledning en confirm ordform=prespart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb confirm)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Confirming /kənfˈɜːmɪŋ/ التأكيدFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
confirming /kənfˈɜːmɪŋ/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]potvrzující
confirming /kənfˈɜːmɪŋ/
bestätigend, bekräftigend
Synonym: vouching for
see: confirm sth., vouch for sth., confirmed, vouched for, he/she confirms, confirm the news, be confirmed, confirm a statement by an oath, My wife can vouch for that., This confirms my worst fears.
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
confirming /kənfˈɜːmɪŋ/
bestätigend, untermauernd
Synonym: bearing out
see: bear out sth., confirm sth., born/borne out, confirmed
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]/kənˈfɝmɪŋ/