confirm
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Definition of confirm
1 : to give approval to : ratify confirm a treaty
2 : to make firm or firmer : strengthen confirm one's resolve
3 : to administer the rite of confirmation to
4 : to give new assurance of the validity of : remove doubt about by authoritative act or indisputable fact confirm a rumor confirm an order
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Synonyms & Antonyms for confirm
Synonyms
accredit, approve, authorize, clear, finalize, formalize, OK (or okay), ratify, sanction, warrant
Antonyms
decline, deny, disallow, disapprove, negative, reject, turn down, veto
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Examples of confirm in a Sentence
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The two have all but confirmed their relationship, having been spotted meeting the Pope, vacationing in Japan, and dressing up like Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton together. — Sam Tornow, Billboard, "Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom Step Out on London Date: See the New Photo," 13 July 2018 Tesla delivered its 200,000th vehicle this month, the company confirmed to Jalopnik, which means a slow phase-out of the tax credit has begun. — Sean O'kane, The Verge, "Tesla will be the first automaker to lose the federal tax credit for electric cars," 12 July 2018 Richard Thigpen has been fired after more than two decades as general counsel of the Carolina Panthers, Thigpen confirmed to the Observer Thursday morning. — Katherine Peralta And Joseph Person, charlotteobserver, "Longtime Carolina Panthers attorney fired," 12 July 2018 Once the guardian was confirmed to be family, children could be reunified. — Sarah Gray, Fortune, "'Eligible' Children Under 5 Have Been Reunited With their Families, Trump Administration Says," 12 July 2018 In fact three confirmed subjects from the Neubauer study have committed suicide. — J.r. Jones, Chicago Reader, "Triplets ripped from family in a Nazi-like experiment, probed in Three Identical Strangers," 5 July 2018 Inter have confirmed that Italy international Eder has completed a permanent move to Jiangsu Suning in China. — SI.com, "Inter Forward Eder Completes Permanent Move to Chinese Club Jiangsu Suning," 13 July 2018 The city has not confirmed who would enforce the scooter regulations. — Faith E. Pinho, Indianapolis Star, "Indianapolis scooters: What the proposed regulations could mean," 13 July 2018 According to a city news release, all unions affiliated with the city have confirmed support of the proposal and each group will have the additional designated holiday included as part of their respective bargaining agreement. — Steve Lord, Aurora Beacon-News, "Aurora may make Martin Luther King's birthday a holiday for city employees," 12 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'confirm.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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confirm
verb
English Language Learners Definition of confirm
: to state or show that (something) is true or correct
: to tell someone that something has definitely happened or is going to happen : to make (something) definite or official
: to make (something) stronger or more certain : to cause (someone) to believe (something) more strongly
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confirm
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Kids Definition of confirm
1 : to make sure of the truth of Their arrest confirms my suspicion.
2 : to make firm or firmer (as in a habit, in faith, or in intention) : strengthen The job at the shelter confirmed her intention to become a veterinarian.
3 : approve sense 2, accept Senators confirmed the treaty.
4 : to perform a ceremony admitting a person into a church or synagogue
confirm
transitive verbLegal Definition of confirm
1a : to make valid by necessary formal approval the debtor's chapter 13 plan confirmed by the court
b : to vote approval of confirm a nomination
2 : to give formal acknowledgment of receipt of
3 : to remove doubt about by authoritative act or indisputable fact a consent decree confirming Capt. Brown's right to his cargo —W. G. Young
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