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un-confirmatory
con·firm·a·to·ry
/
kənˈfɜr
məˌtɔr
i, -ˌtoʊr
i
/
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[
k
uh
n-
fur
-m
uh
-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee
]
Show IPA
adjective
serving to
confirm
; corroborative.
Also,
con·firm·a·tive.
Origin:
1630–40;
<
Medieval Latin
confirmātōrius,
equivalent to
Latin
confirmā
(
re
) (see
confirm
) +
-tōrius
-tory
1
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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World English Dictionary
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
firmus
firm
1
]
con'firmable
—
adj
con'firmatory
—
adj
con'firmative
—
adj
con'firmer
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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