confirm
English meaning: Confirm
Definition
To strengthen; to make firm or resolute.
Example
“Please confirm your attendance by replying to this email.”
Another example: “Laboratory tests confirmed that the water was safe to drink.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Verb meaning to verify, establish or formally approve. Very common in everyday transactions ('confirm your booking'), science ('tests confirmed'), and ceremony (religious confirmation). Often followed by 'that' or a noun.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Latin confirmare 'to make firm, strengthen', from con- plus firmus 'firm', dating to the 13th century.
Synonyms
Antonyms / Opposites
- deny
- contradict
- refute
Related Words
- deny
- refute
- diagnosis
- authenticity
- poisoning
- confirmation
- validity
- hypothesis
- findings
- existence
Common Collocations
- confirm a booking
- confirm receipt
- confirm the diagnosis
- please confirm
- confirm details
- tests confirmed
Word Forms
confirm (v); confirmed; confirming; confirmation (n)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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