Definitions for confirm
kənˈfɜrmcon·firm

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.2 / 9 votes

1. confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirmverb

   establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

   "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"

2. confirm, reassertverb

   strengthen or make more firm

   "The witnesses confirmed the victim's account"

3. confirmverb

   make more firm

   "Confirm thy soul in self-control!"

4. confirmverb

   support a person for a position

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

5. confirmverb

   administer the rite of confirmation to

   "the children were confirmed in their mother's faith"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. confirmverb

   To strengthen; to make firm or resolute.

2. confirmverb

   To confer the Christian sacrament of confirmation.

3. confirmverb

   To assure the accuracy of previous statements.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To CONFIRMverb

   Etymology: confirmo, Latin.

   1. To put past doubt by new evidence.

   The testimony of Christ was confirmed in you. 1 Cor. i. 6.

   Whilst all the stars, that round her burn,
   And all the planets in their turn,
   Confirm the tidings as they roll,
   And spread the truth from pole to pole. Joseph Addison, Spectator.

   2. To settle; to establish either persons or things.

   I confirm thee in the high priesthood, and appoint thee ruler. 1 Mac. xi. 57.

   Confirm the crown to me and to mine heirs. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

   3. To fix; to radicate.

   Fernelius never cured a confirmed pox without it. Richard Wiseman.

   4. To complete; to perfect.

   He only liv’d but ’till he was a man;
   The which no sooner had his prowess confirm’d,
   But like a man he died. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   5. To strengthen by new solemnities or ties.

   That treaty, so prejudicial, ought to have been remitted rather than confirmed. Jonathan Swift.

   6. To admit to the full privileges of a Christian, by imposition of hands.

   Those which are thus confirmed, are thereby supposed to be fit for admission to the sacrament. Henry Hammond, Fundamentals.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. confirm

   In Christian denominations that practice infant baptism, confirmation is seen as the sealing of the covenant created in baptism. Those being confirmed are known as confirmands. For adults, it is an affirmation of belief. It involves laying on of hands. Catholicism views confirmation as a sacrament. The sacrament is called chrismation in the Eastern Christianity. In the East it is conferred immediately after baptism. In Western Christianity, confirmation is ordinarily administered when a child reaches the age of reason or early adolescence. When an adult is baptized, the sacrament is conferred immediately after baptism in the same ceremony. Among those Christians who practice teen-aged confirmation, the practice may be perceived, secondarily, as a "coming of age" rite.In many Protestant denominations, such as the Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist and Reformed traditions, confirmation is a rite that often includes a profession of faith by an already baptized person. Confirmation is required by Lutherans, Anglicans and other traditional Protestant denominations for full membership in the respective church. In Catholic theology, by contrast, it is the sacrament of baptism that confers membership, while "reception of the sacrament of Confirmation is necessary for the completion of baptismal grace". The Catholic and Methodist denominations teach that in confirmation, the Holy Spirit strengthens a baptized individual for their faith journey.Confirmation is not practiced in Baptist, Anabaptist and other groups that teach believer's baptism. Thus, the sacrament or rite of confirmation is administered to those being received from those aforementioned groups, in addition to those converts from non-Christian religions. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints does not practice infant baptism, but individuals can be baptized after they reach the "age of accountability". Confirmation in the LDS Church occurs shortly following baptism, which is not considered complete or fully efficacious until confirmation is received.There is an analogous ceremony also called confirmation in Reform Judaism.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. Confirmverb

   to make firm or firmer; to add strength to; to establish; as, health is confirmed by exercise

2. Confirmverb

   to strengthen in judgment or purpose

3. Confirmverb

   to give new assurance of the truth of; to render certain; to verify; to corroborate; as, to confirm a rumor

4. Confirmverb

   to render valid by formal assent; to complete by a necessary sanction; to ratify; as, to confirm the appoinment of an official; the Senate confirms a treaty

5. Confirmverb

   to administer the rite of confirmation to. See Confirmation, 3

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Confirm

   kon-fėrm′, v.t. to strengthen: to fix or establish: to ratify: to verify: to assure: to admit to full communion.—adj. Confirm′able.—n. Confirmā′tion, a making firm or sure: convincing proof: the rite by which persons are admitted to full communion in the R.C., Greek, Lutheran, Anglican, and other Churches.—adjs. Confirm′ative, tending to confirm; Confirm′atory, giving additional strength to: confirming; Confirmed′, settled: inveterate.—ns. Confirmee′, one to whom anything is confirmed; Confirm′er; Confirm′ing. [O. Fr. confermer—L. confirmāre—con, inten., and firmāre—firmus, firm.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. confirm

   To provide or support with data, information or fact.

   They did confirm they would get married as they loved each other with all the heart and soul.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 18, 2020  

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1. Confirm

   Confirm vs. Conform -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Confirm and Conform.

Matched Categories

1. • Affirm
   • Approve
   • Covenant
   • Religion
   • Strengthen

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'confirm' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3736

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'confirm' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3479

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'confirm' in Verbs Frequency: #256

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of confirm in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of confirm in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of confirm in a Sentence

1. Matthias Gorny:

   We have made several scientific expeditions off the coast of La Higuera due to the environmental importance of this place, therefore, we wanted to collaborate in the search for Itata, taking advantage of the technology we have, and thanks to the images of our underwater robot, we were able to confirm that what was there was the ship's remains.

2. Lizette Ortiz:

   We confirm that we were merely the company's Registered Agent/Registered Office( which is a requirement by law for each company to have) at the time of incorporation and never gave them permission or received compensation from them to advertise that they physically had an office or physical presence at our address nor the usage of our telephone numbers or email addresses and if so they would have been doing so illegally.

3. Richard Walton:

   While I cannot go into further details regarding this live investigation, I can confirm that a team of officers, led by a senior detective from the Met's Counter Terrorism Command, are working closely with the Tunisian authorities on both investigations and we have advised the coroner of the connection between the two.

4. Dasha Navalnaya:

   Yes I can confirm that he knows that he won an Oscar. It’s still crazy to say out loud, and I’m sure he is incredibly happy, navalny.

5. Christine Blasey Ford:

   They expect this to be treated seriously and addressed promptly. That is precisely -- precisely what Chairman [ Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer ] Grassley has done and is doing. ... But the American people also insist that vague, unsubstantiated and uncorroborated allegations of 30-plus-year-old misconduct, where all the supposed witnesses either totally deny it or can't confirm it, is nowhere near grounds to nullify someone's career or destroy their good name.

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