confirm
Meaning of confirm
verb
- establish the truth or correctness of (something previously believed or suspected to be the case).
if these fears are confirmed, the outlook for the economy will be dire
the report confirms that a diet rich in vitamin C can help to prevent cataracts
- administer the religious rite of confirmation to.
he had been baptized and confirmed
Middle English: from Old French confermer, from Latin confirmare, from con- ‘together’ + firmare ‘strengthen’ (from firmus ‘firm’).
Information about confirm
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of confirm is: confirms.
- Languages in which confirm is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of confirm
con-firm
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- confirm is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
confirm synonyms
Meaning corroborate:
corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
Meaning reassert:
Translation of confirm
- Italian: confermare, attestare, comprovare, corroborare, rafforzare
- Spanish: confirmar, atestar, reforzar, fortalecer, fortificar, comprobar, robustecer, consolidar
- German: bestätigen, konfirmieren
- French: attester, confirmer, affermir, fortifier, renforcer
- Portuguese: confirmar
Words that rhyme with confirm
firm, obfirm, windfirm, affirm, counteraffirm, disaffirm, misaffirm, overaffirm, preaffirm, reaffirm, disconfirm, enfirm, inconfirm, infirm, noconfirm, preconfirm, reconfirm, unconfirm, unfirm, interfirm, superfirm
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