Definition of confirm
Etymology
From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin confirmare (“to make firm, strengthen, establish”), from com- (“together”) with firmare (“to make firm”), from firmus (“firm”).
Pronunciation
Verb
confirm (third-person singular simple present confirms, present participle confirming, simple past and past participle confirmed)
- To strengthen; to make firm.
- To confer the Christian sacrament of confirmation.
- To assure the accuracy of previous statements.
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