Definition of CONFIRM

confirm

Verb

Verb Forms: confirmed, confirming, confirms

  • To establish the truth or correctness of something.
  • establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
    • "his story confirmed my doubts"
  • strengthen or make more firm
    • "The witnesses confirmed the victim's account"
  • make more firm
    • "Confirm thy soul in self-control!"
  • support a person for a position
    • "The Senate confirmed the President's candidate for Secretary of Defense"
  • administer the rite of confirmation to
    • "the children were confirmed in their mother's faith"
  • To strengthen; to make firm or resolute.
  • To administer the sacrament of confirmation on (someone).
  • To assure the accuracy of previous statements.
  • To approve a proposal or nomination.

Adv

  • For sure, definitely.

Examples

  • He had to CONFIRM the word "QUIZ" in the dictionary before playing it.
  • The Senate must confirm federal court appointments.
  • This is confirm not my handwriting.

Origin / 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”).

Scrabble Score: 14

confirm: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
confirm: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
confirm: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

confirm: valid Words With Friends Word