Dictionary Check: confirm

"confirm" is a valid word!

Scrabble 14 points
Words with Friends 17 points

Definition

verb

establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

Example: "his story confirmed my doubts"
verb

strengthen or make more firm

Example: "The witnesses confirmed the victim's account"
Synonyms:
verb

make more firm

Example: "Confirm thy soul in self-control!"
verb

support a person for a position

Example: "The Senate confirmed the President's candidate for Secretary of Defense"
verb

administer the rite of confirmation to

Example: "the children were confirmed in their mother's faith"

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