reconfirm

verb

re·​con·​firm ˌrē-kən-ˈfərm How to pronounce reconfirm (audio)
reconfirmed; reconfirming; reconfirms

transitive verb

: to confirm again
also : to establish more strongly
reconfirmation noun

Examples of reconfirm in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web It was then later reconfirmed in 2019 due to ongoing threats such as pollution, climate change, severe weather, invasive species, and human intrusion. Julia Daye, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024 Its unicorn startup status had just been reconfirmed after raising nearly $1 billion at an $8 billion valuation. Will Daniel, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2024 During a Fairfax County Republican Committee meeting in May, party members voted to reconfirm Jackson’s endorsement after some voters — including Langton — raised their concerns about Jackson’s background. Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023 Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski voted for her last time, and this time Murkowski’s already voted in committee to reconfirm. Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 30 Aug. 2023 Politicians need to resist the electoral temptations of exclusionary politics at home and reconfirm their commitment to the norms and institutions of cooperation abroad. Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2019 The Late Americans is a compelling, clever, funny, structurally audacious book of relentless psychological acuity, emotional resonance and technical control, and reconfirms Brandon Taylor as one of the preeminent American authors of his generation. Hazlitt, 31 May 2023 The court said in a brief ruling last year that the division lacked the power to replace Sweeney with Gross, and Friday’s ruling reconfirmed that initial decision. James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Apr. 2023 Fields, who has served on the state board of education for a decade, was reconfirmed in a 36-21 vote. Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News, 10 May 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1587, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reconfirm was in 1587

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“Reconfirm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconfirm. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

reconfirm

verb
re·​con·​firm ˌrē-kən-ˈfərm How to pronounce reconfirm (audio)
1
: to confirm again
2
: to establish more strongly
reconfirmation noun
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