Confirm (Verb)
Meaning 1
Support a person for a position; "The Senate confirmed the President's candidate for Secretary of Defense".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The city council confirmed the new chief of police earlier this morning.
- The board of directors confirmed the new CEO's selection to lead the company nationwide.
- The opposition candidate was confirmed as the winner of the presidential election.
- After reviewing the resume and references, the committee confirmed John as their top choice.
- The House of Representatives confirmed the Speaker of the House in a record-breaking landslide vote.
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Meaning 2
Make more firm; "Confirm thy soul in self-control!".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- Confirm your will in self-discipline for a more fulfilling life.
- Through spiritual guidance, she was able to confirm her spirit in patience and humility.
- His success confirmed his faith in perseverance and determination.
- The words of the wise sage served to confirm her thoughts in the importance of self-awareness.
- Confirm thy soul in self-control, that thou mayest find inner peace and harmony.
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Meaning 3
Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- New DNA evidence confirmed the suspect's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
- Her alibi confirmed our suspicions that she was at the scene of the crime.
- The security footage confirmed the eyewitness' account of the events.
- Recent surveys confirmed our concerns about public safety in the city.
- The witness's testimony confirmed the other evidence presented in the trial.
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Meaning 4
Strengthen or make more firm; "The witnesses confirmed the victim's account".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The new evidence confirmed the initial findings of the investigation.
- Multiple eyewitnesses confirmed the suspect's description.
- The documents confirmed the financial records were accurate.
- Forensic testing confirmed the identity of the DNA samples.
- Expert analysis confirmed the composition of the meteorite was indeed rare.
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Meaning 5
Administer the rite of confirmation to; "the children were confirmed in their mother's faith".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The priest will confirm the children in their Christian faith during the upcoming ceremony.
- They were confirmed in the ancestral tradition passed down through generations.
- The bishop will confirm the new members of the parish in a special ritual next week.
- The spiritual leader confirmed the initiates in their quest for enlightenment and wisdom.
- The parents eagerly awaited the day when their children would be confirmed in their mother's faith.