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2 dictionary results for: Confirming
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con·firm       (kən-fûrm')  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   con·firmed, con·firm·ing, con·firms
  1. To support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify.
  2. To make firmer; strengthen: Working on the campaign confirmed her intention to go into politics.
  3. To make valid or binding by a formal or legal act; ratify.
  4. To administer the religious rite of confirmation to.


[Middle English confirmen, from Old French confermer, from Latin cōnfirmāre : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + firmāre, to strengthen (from firmus, strong; see dher- in Indo-European roots).]

con·firm'a·bil'i·ty n., con·firm'a·ble adj., con·firm'a·to'ry (-fûr'mə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj., con·firm'er n.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to affirm the truth, accuracy, or genuineness of something. Confirm implies removal of all doubt: "We must never make experiments to confirm our ideas, but simply to control them" (Claude Bernard).
Corroborate refers to supporting something by means of strengthening evidence: The witness is expected to corroborate the plaintiff's testimony.
To substantiate is to establish by presenting substantial or tangible evidence: "one of the most fully substantiated of historical facts" (James Harvey Robinson).
Authenticate implies the establishment of genuineness of something by the testimony of an expert: Never purchase an antique before it has been authenticated.
Validate refers to establishing the validity of something, such as a theory, claim, or judgment: The divorce validated my parents' original objection to the marriage.
Verify implies proving by comparison with an original or with established fact: The bank refused to cash the check until the signature was verified.

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confirming

adjective
1. indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen; "a positive pregnancy test" [syn: positive] [ant: disconfirming] 
2. serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence" 

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