to confirm

Examples

• All

• And Peter here is going to confirm what she told you.

  Werewolf Cabal (2022)

• Age did not have any effect on flow rates in the study, confirming findings by others.

  Academic text (1999)

• And now I can confirm that I do like it and it is brilliant.

• Both school and agency participants confirmed that teachers needed support to work with challenging students.

  Academic text (2011)

• And the tendency is to go read books that confirm that bias.

• On the day of data collection, the investigators again confirmed the accuracy of the model and activity used.

  Academic text (2011)

• Others learned strategies and skills in groups that confirmed their vocation as activists.

  Academic text (1999)

• We investigated the outbreak to confirm the etiologic agent and prevent disease transmission.

  Academic text (2012)

• Basic understandings about human relations and teaching were confirmed in my brief tenure at Highland.

  Academic text (1991)

• For three KCC mentors, their experience in the program confirmed their career aspirations.

  Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

A

to affirm

vsto confirm

108 4.1

To state clearly that something is true or show support for it

strengthens a feeling or belief rather than simply stating it

R

to reinforce

vsto confirm

99 3.9

Make something stronger by adding support or extra parts

focuses on strengthening feelings or beliefs rather than physical support

Antonyms

W

to weaken

305 2.8

To make people and things less strong or effective

U

to undermine

270 6.8

Weaken a person or system slowly, often in secret, so it does not work well

D

to diminish

201 3.7

To become less in size, importance, or value

How Strong

to establish

• Formal

319 4.1

to prove

∞ 3.1

to confirm

111 2.7

to suggest

∞ 2.1

to challenge

• Formal

552 4.3

to undermine

270 6.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology