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 [kuhn-fur-muh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]  

con·firm·a·to·ry

   [kuhn-fur-muh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
adjective
serving to confirm; corroborative.
Also, con·firm·a·tive.

Origin:
1630–40; < Medieval Latin confirmātōrius, equivalent to Latin confirmā(re) (see confirm) + -tōrius -tory1

Related forms
non·con·firm·a·tive, adjective
non·con·firm·a·to·ry, adjective
un·con·firm·a·tive, adjective
un·con·firm·a·to·ry, adjective
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confirm (kənˈfɜːm)
 
—vb
1.  (may take a clause as object) to prove to be true or valid; corroborate; verify
2.  (may take a clause as object) to assert for a second or further time, so as to make more definite: he confirmed that he would appear in court
3.  to strengthen or make more firm: his story confirmed my doubts
4.  to make valid by a formal act or agreement; ratify
5.  to administer the rite of confirmation to
 
[C13: from Old French confermer, from Latin confirmāre, from firmusfirm1]
 
con'firmable
 
—adj
 
con'firmatory
 
—adj
 
con'firmative
 
—adj
 
con'firmer
 
—n

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