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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

con·firm / kənˈfərm/ • v. [tr.] 1. establish the truth or correctness of (something previously believed, suspected, or feared to be the case): if these fears are confirmed, the outlook for the economy will be dire. ∎ state with assurance that a report or fact is true: he confirmed that the general was in the hands of the rebels. ∎ (confirm someone in) reinforce someone in (an opinion, belief, or feeling): he fueled his misogyny by cultivating women who confirmed him in this view. ∎ make (a provisional arrangement or appointment) definite. ∎ make (something, esp. a person's appointment to a position or an agreement) formally valid; ratify. ∎ formally declare (someone) to be appointed to a particular position: he was confirmed as the new peace envoy. 2. administer the religious rite of confirmation to: he had been baptized and confirmed. DERIVATIVES: con·firm·a·tive / -mətiv/ adj. con·firm·a·to·ry / -məˌtôrē/ adj.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

confirm settle, establish XIII; administer confirmation to; strengthen, fortify XIV. — OF. confermer (later confirmer) — L. confirmāre, f. CON- (intensive) + firmāre strengthen, f. firmus FIRM.
So confirmation eccl. rite conveying special grace for the strengthening of the baptized; corroboration, ratification. XIV.

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

confirm •affirm, berm, confirm, firm, germ, herm, midterm, perm, sperm, squirm, term, therm, worm •pachyderm • echinoderm •wheatgerm • endosperm •gymnosperm • isogeotherm •ragworm • flatworm • threadworm •tapeworm •eelworm, mealworm •silkworm • ringworm • inchworm •blindworm • lobworm • roundworm •slow-worm • screw worm •woodworm •bookworm, hookworm •bloodworm • lugworm • lungworm •earthworm

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