| NOUN | cognition | confirmation, verification, check, substantiation | additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct |
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| communication | confirmation | information that confirms or verifies | |
| communication | confirmation, ratification | making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it | |
| act | confirmation | a ceremony held in the synagogue (usually at Pentecost) to admit as adult members of the Jewish community young ... / young men and women who have successfully completed a course of study in Judaism | |
| act | confirmation | a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church |
| Sounds | kaa.nfermey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | Additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct. | |
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| Example | "fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory" | |
| Synonyms | verification, check, substantiation | |
| Narrower | bed check | A check that everyone is in bed by the time they should be |
| checksum | A digit representing the sum of the digits in an instance of digital data | |
| crosscheck | An instance of confirming something by considering information from several sources | |
| parity check, redundancy check, odd-even check | A system of checking for errors in computer functioning | |
| Broader | proof, cogent evidence | Any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something |
| Spanish | chequeo, confirmación, constatación, sustanciación, verificación | |
| Catalan | confirmació, constatació, verificació | |
| Verbs | confirm | establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts |
| confirm | strengthen or make more firm | |
| Meaning | Information that confirms or verifies. | |
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| Narrower | documentation, certification, corroboration | confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence |
| reinforcement, reenforcement | Information that makes more forcible or convincing | |
| Broader | information, info | A message received and understood |
| Spanish | confirmación, ratificación | |
| Catalan | confirmació, ratificació | |
| Verbs | confirm | establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts |
| confirm | strengthen or make more firm | |
| Meaning | making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it. | |
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| Example | "confirmation of the appointment" | |
| Synonym | ratification | |
| Broader | agreement | The verbal / verbal / verbal act of agreeing / agreeing / agreeing |
| Spanish | confirmación, ratificación, validación | |
| Catalan | confirmació, ratificació | |
| Verbs | confirm | support a person for a position |
| Meaning | A ceremony held in the synagogue (usually at Pentecost) to admit as adult members of the Jewish community young ... / young men and women who have successfully completed a course of study in Judaism. | |
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| Broader | religious ceremony, religious ritual | A ceremony having religious meaning / meaning |
| Spanish | confirmación | |
| Catalan | confirmació | |
| Meaning | A sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church. | |
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| Broader | sacrament | A formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it |
| Spanish | confirmación | |
| Catalan | confirmació | |
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