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confirm in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
    "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"
    confirm  corroborate  sustain  substantiate  support  affirm 
  2. make more firm
    "Confirm thy soul in self-control!"
    confirm 
  3. strengthen or make more firm
    "The witnesses confirmed the victim's account"
    confirm  reassert 
  4. administer the rite of confirmation to
    "the children were confirmed in their mother's faith"
    confirm 
  5. support a person for a position
    "The Senate confirmed the President's candidate for Secretary of Defense"
    confirm 
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