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Verbs
(v)
confirm
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corroborate
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sustain
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substantiate
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support
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affirm
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
“his story confirmed my doubts”
,
“The evidence supports the defendant”
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(v)
confirm
,
reassert
strengthen or make more firm
“The witnesses confirmed the victim's account”
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(v)
confirm
make more firm
“Confirm thy soul in self-control!”
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(v)
confirm
support a person for a position
“The Senate confirmed the President's candidate for Secretary of Defense”
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(v)
confirm
administer the rite of confirmation to
“the children were confirmed in their mother's faith”
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