what does confirm mean?
CONFIRM as VERB
- Meaning
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- Confirm thy soul in self-control!
Hypernyms(s) confirm is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
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- his story confirmed my doubts
- The evidence supports the defendant
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- Meaning
- strengthen or make more firm
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Usage Example(s)
- The witnesses confirmed the victim’’s account
Hypernyms(s) confirm is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- administer the rite of confirmation to
Usage Example(s)
- the children were confirmed in their mother’’s faith
Hypernyms(s) confirm is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- as of a person to a position
Usage Example(s)
- The Senate confirmed the President’’s candidate for Secretary of Defense
Hypernyms(s) confirm is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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