confirmed
Use Confirmed in a sentence
adjective
1.
made certain as to truth, accuracy, validity, availability, etc.: confirmed reports of new fighting at the front; confirmed reservations on the three o'clock flight to Denver.
2.
settled; ratified.
3.
firmly established in a habit or condition; inveterate: a confirmed bachelor.
4.
given additional determination; made resolute.
5.
having received the religious rite of confirmation.
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verb (used with object)
1.
to establish the truth, accuracy, validity, or genuineness of; corroborate; verify: This report confirms my suspicions.
2.
to acknowledge with definite assurance: Did the hotel confirm our room reservation?
3.
to make valid or binding by some formal or legal act; sanction; ratify: to confirm a treaty; to confirm her appointment to the Supreme Court.
4.
to make firm or more firm; add strength to; settle or establish firmly: Their support confirmed my determination to run for mayor.
5.
to strengthen (a person) in habit, resolution, opinion, etc.: The accident confirmed him in his fear of driving.
6.
to administer the religious rite of confirmation to.
Origin:
1250–1300; < Latin confirmāre to strengthen, confirm (see con-, firm1); replacing Middle English confermen < Old French < Latin, as above
1250–1300; < Latin confirmāre to strengthen, confirm (see con-, firm1); replacing Middle English confermen < Old French < Latin, as above
Related forms
con·firm·a·ble, adjective
con·firm·a·bil·i·ty, noun
con·firm·ing·ly, adverb
non·con·firm·ing, adjective
pre·con·firm, verb (used with object)
re·con·firm, verb (used with object)
un·con·firm, verb (used with object)
un·con·firm·a·bil·i·ty, noun
Synonyms
1. prove, substantiate, authenticate, validate. 4. fix.
1. prove, substantiate, authenticate, validate. 4. fix.
Antonyms
1. disprove. 3. invalidate. 4. shake.
1. disprove. 3. invalidate. 4. shake.
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confirm (kənˈfɜːm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 firmus | |
| con'firmable | |
| —adj | |
| con'firmatory | |
| —adj | |
| con'firmative | |
| —adj | |
| con'firmer | |
| —n | |
| confirmed (kənˈfɜːmd) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (prenominal) long-established in a habit, way of life, etc: a confirmed bachelor |
| 2. | having received the rite of confirmation |
| 3. | (of a disease) another word for chronic |
| confirmedly | |
| —adv | |
| confirmedness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
The tape confirmed the sighting of a live ivory-billed woodpecker-and captured the attention of the world.
Yet if initial results are confirmed by future research, the new materials will represent a significant advance.
Three different official investigations in the space of three years have confirmed the migration theory.
Some preserved stomach contents confirmed that it was a fish-eater.
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