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English to English verb
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establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts |  | Example: his story confirmed my doubts The evidence supports the defendant
source: wordnet30
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strengthen or make more firm |  | Example: The witnesses confirmed the victim's account
source: wordnet30
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make more firm |  | Example: Confirm thy soul in self-control!
source: wordnet30
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support a person for a position |  | Example: The Senate confirmed the President's candidate for Secretary of Defense
source: wordnet30
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administer the rite of confirmation to |  | Example: the children were confirmed in their mother's faith
source: wordnet30
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To make firm or firmer; to add strength to; to establish; as, health is confirmed by exercise. |  | source: webster1913
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