Definition of confirm

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  • confirm is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
  • confirm is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
  • confirm is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 17

Definition of confirm

  • strengthen or make more firm (verb)

    Examples

    1. The witnesses confirmed the victim's account

    Synonyms

    1. reassert
  • establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts (verb)

    Examples

    1. his story confirmed my doubts

    Synonyms

    1. affirm
    2. corroborate
    3. substantiate
    4. support
    5. sustain
  • administer the rite of confirmation to (verb)

    Examples

    1. the children were confirmed in their mother's faith
  • make more firm (verb)
  • support a person for a position (verb)

    Examples

    1. The Senate confirmed the President's candidate for Secretary of Defense

See definition of confirm in Merriam Webster