reconfirm

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verb

re·​con·​firm ˌrē-kən-ˈfərm 

reconfirmed; reconfirming; reconfirms

transitive verb

: to confirm again

also : to establish more strongly

reconfirmation

(ˌ)rē-ˌkän-fər-ˈmā-shən 

noun

reconfirmation

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noun

re·​con·​fir·​ma·​tion (ˌ)rē-ˌkän-fər-ˈmā-shən 

: the action of reconfirming or state of being reconfirmed

Examples of reconfirm in a Sentence

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Verb

Five current commissioners — William Muniz, Michael Ruff, Rosalind Sargent-Burns, Mary Thornton and Jack Weiss — were reconfirmed June 1 in votes that fell along party lines. — Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026

Harrison Amadasun won a seat on the South Windsor Town Council, and today’s decision reconfirms that. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026

Last month’s general election reconfirmed her Liberal Democratic Party in power with a sweeping landslide victory, winning 316 of the 465 seats in the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Diet, the nation’s parliament. — Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026

If plans keep slipping, write them down and reconfirm, because having the same words on both sides prevents avoidable stress later. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

reconfirm + -ation

First Known Use

Verb

1587, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reconfirm

• disaffirm
• ectoderm
• endoderm
• endosperm
• interfirm
• isotherm
• mesoderm
• periderm
• reaffirm
• affirm
• bookworm
• budworm

Kids Definition

reconfirm

verb

re·​con·​firm ˌrē-kən-ˈfərm 

1

: to confirm again

2

: to establish more strongly

reconfirmation

(ˌ)rē-ˌkän-fər-ˈmā-shən 

noun