confirm

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /kənˈfɜːm/
• (GA) IPA: /kənˈfɝm/

Verb

confirm (confirms, present participle confirming; past and past participle confirmed)

1. To strengthen; to make firm or resolute.
2. (transitive, Christianity) To administer the sacrament of confirmation on (someone).
   • 1971, Keith Thomas (historian), Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 35:

     Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VIII, was baptized and confirmed at the age of three days.

3. To assure the accuracy of previous statements.

Synonyms

• (strengthen) See also Thesaurus:strengthen

Antonyms

• infirm
• disconfirm
• deny
• dispute
• contradict
• question

Related terms

• confirmability
• confirmation

Translations

• Portuguese: firmar
• Russian: укрепля́ть

Translations

• German: bestätigen
• Italian: cresimare
• Portuguese: confirmar
• Spanish: confirmar

Translations

• French: confirmer
• German: bestätigen, bekräftigen
• Italian: confermare
• Portuguese: confirmar
• Russian: подтвержда́ть
• Spanish: confirmar

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