Confirm

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /kÉ™nˈfəːm/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)m

Alternative forms

• confirme obsolete

Origin

From Middle English, from Old French confermer, from Latin confirmāre ("to make firm, strenghten, establish"), from com- ("together") with firmare ("to make firm"), from firmus ("firm").

Full definition of confirm

Verb

1. To strengthen; to make firm or resolute.
2. (transitive, Christianity) To administer the sacrament of confirmation on (someone).
• 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 35:Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VIII, was baptized and confirmed at the age of three days.
3. To assure the accuracy of previous statements.

Antonyms

• disconfirm
• deny
• dispute
• contradict
• question

Related terms

• confirmability
• confirmation