confirm
confirm Lexical Profile
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• verb
To establish the truth, accuracy, or validity of something previously believed or suspected.
"Recent laboratory tests confirm that the water supply is completely safe to drink."
To state or show that an arrangement, reservation, or appointment is definite and official.
"Please call the hotel at least twenty-four hours in advance to confirm your reservation."
To reinforce someone in an opinion, belief, or feeling.
"The warm reception from the audience served to confirm her confidence in the new play."
To administer the religious rite of confirmation to a baptized person.
"The bishop will visit the parish next Sunday to confirm the young members of the congregation."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'confirm' (to establish the truth or validity of something) with 'conform' (to comply with rules, standards, or laws).
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Old French 'confermer', from Latin 'confirmare' ('to make firm, strengthen, establish'), formed from the intensive prefix 'con-' and 'firmus' ('strong, steadfast').