confirm
/kənˈfɝm/
UK: /kənˈfɜːm/
confirm
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Definition
To strengthen; to make firm or resolute.
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”).
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VIII, was baptized and confirmed at the age of three days."
- "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."
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