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