Added 9 October 2026
confirm
/kənˈfɜːm/ verb
In Latin: ratihabeo Wiktionary
verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about confirm at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts.
his story confirmed my doubts
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Strengthen or make more firm.
The witnesses confirmed the victim's account
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Make more firm.
Confirm thy soul in self-control!
Origin
From Middle English confirmen, confermen, from Old French confermer, from Latin cōnfirmāre (“to make firm, strengthen, establish”), from con- (“together”) + firmāre (“to make firm”), from firmus (“firm”).
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