confirm

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

   The story confirmed my doubts.

2. 2
   verb

   to strengthen or make more firm

   The witnesses confirmed the victim's account

3. 3
   verb

   to administer the rite of confirmation to

   the children were confirmed in their mother's faith

4. 4
   verb

   to support a person for a position

   The Senate confirmed the President's candidate for Secretary of Defense.

5. 5
   verb

   To administer the sacrament of confirmation on (someone).

   She pulled through with the boy till he was confirmed; but then she told him that she could not feed him any longer; he would have to go out and earn his own bread.

6. 6
   verb

   To assure the accuracy of previous statements.

   Despite all the evidence confirming the existence of the Protheans, little is known about their culture and society. From time to time, dig sites will yield new clues, but after 50,000 years of decay, little of value is unearthed.

7. 7
   verb

   To approve a proposal or nomination.

   The Senate must confirm federal court appointments.

8. 8
   adv

   For sure, definitely.

   This is confirm not my handwriting.

Etymology

From Middle English confirmen, confermen, from Old French confermer, from Latin cōnfirmāre (“to make firm, strengthen, establish”), from con- (“together”) + firmāre (“to make firm”), from firmus (“firm”).