HyperDic: confirm

English > 5 senses of the word *confirm*:
VERB	cognition	confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
	communication	confirm, reassert	strengthen or make more firm
	change	confirm	make more firm
	social	confirm	support a person for a position
	social	confirm	administer the rite of confirmation / confirmation to

confirm > pronunciation
Sounds	kahnfer'm
Rhymes	affirm ... worm: 26 rhymes with erm...

English > *confirm*: 5 senses > verb 1, cognition
Meaning	Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Example	"his story confirmed my doubts"
Synonyms	corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
Narrower	back, back up	Establish as valid or genuine
	document	support or supply with references
	prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew	Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment / experiment
	validate	prove valid
	verify	confirm the truth of
	vouch	Give supporting evidence
Opposite	negate, contradict	prove negative
Spanish	comprobar, confirmar, constatar, corroborar, ratificar, reafirmar, revalidar, sustanciar
Catalan	confirmar, constatar, corroborar, reafirmar
Adjectives	confirmative, confirmatory	serving to support or corroborate / corroborate / corroborate
Nouns	confirmation	additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
Nouns	confirmation	information that confirms or verifies

English > *confirm*: 5 senses > verb 2, communication
Meaning	strengthen or make more firm.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Model	They confirm that there was a traffic accident
Example	"The witnesses confirmed the victim's account"
Synonym	reassert
Narrower	reconfirm	confirm again
	uphold, maintain	support against an opponent
	validate, corroborate	Give evidence for
	verify	attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition)
Broader	affirm	say yes to
Spanish	confirmar, constatar, corroborar, reafirmar
Catalan	confirmar, constatar, corroborar, reafirmar
Adjectives	confirmatory	serving to support or corroborate / corroborate / corroborate
Nouns	confirmation	additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
Nouns	confirmation	information that confirms or verifies

English > *confirm*: 5 senses > verb 3, change
Meaning	make more firm.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"Confirm thy soul in self-control!"
Broader	strengthen, beef up, fortify	make strong or stronger
Spanish	reafirmar
Catalan	reafirmar

English > *confirm*: 5 senses > verb 4, social
Meaning	support a person for a position.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Example	"The Senate confirmed the President's candidate for Secretary of Defense"
Broader	approve, O.K., okay, sanction	Give sanction to
Spanish	confirmar
Catalan	confirmar
Nouns	confirmation	making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it

English > *confirm*: 5 senses > verb 5, social
Meaning	Administer the rite of confirmation / confirmation to.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"the children were confirmed in their mother's faith"
Category	religion, faith, organized religion	An institution to express belief in a divine power
Broader	covenant	Enter into a covenant
Spanish	confirmar
Catalan	confirmar

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