confirm

English Thesaurus

1. make more firm (verb.change)

hypernym	:	beef up, fortify, strengthen,
definition	:	make strong or stronger (verb.change)

2. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts (verb.cognition)

hyponym	:	back, back up,
definition	:	establish as valid or genuine (verb.change)

hyponym	:	vouch,
definition	:	give supporting evidence (verb.change)

hyponym	:	verify,
definition	:	confirm the truth of (verb.cognition)

hyponym	:	demonstrate, establish, prove, shew, show,
definition	:	establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment (verb.cognition)

hyponym	:	document,
definition	:	support or supply with references (verb.cognition)

hyponym	:	validate,
definition	:	prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something (verb.cognition)

3. strengthen or make more firm (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	affirm,
definition	:	say yes to (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	maintain, uphold,
definition	:	support against an opponent (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	justify, warrant,
definition	:	show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	verify,
definition	:	attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition) (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	corroborate, validate,
definition	:	give evidence for (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	reconfirm,
definition	:	confirm again (verb.communication)

4. administer the rite of confirmation to (verb.social)

hypernym	:	covenant,
definition	:	enter into a covenant (verb.social)

domain category	:	faith, organized religion, religion,
definition	:	an institution to express belief in a divine power (noun.group)

5. support a person for a position (verb.social)

hypernym	:	approve, o.k., okay, sanction,
definition	:	give sanction to (verb.communication)

6. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts (verb.cognition)

antonym	:	contradict, negate,
definition	:	prove negative; show to be false (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	proof, substantiation, validation,
definition	:	the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something (noun.act)

derivation	:	documentation, support,
definition	:	documentary validation (noun.act)

derivation	:	affirmation,
definition	:	a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand (noun.act)

derivation	:	check, confirmation, substantiation, verification,
definition	:	additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	confirmation,
definition	:	information that confirms or verifies (noun.communication)

derivation	:	certification, corroboration, documentation,
definition	:	confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence (noun.communication)

derivation	:	affirmable, assertable,
definition	:	capable of being affirmed or asserted (adj.all)

derivation	:	collateral, confirmative, confirmatory, confirming, corroborative, corroboratory, substantiating, substantiative, validating, validatory, verificatory, verifying,
definition	:	serving to support or corroborate (adj.all)

derivation	:	sustainable,
definition	:	capable of being sustained (adj.pert)

7. strengthen or make more firm (verb.communication)

derivation	:	check, confirmation, substantiation, verification,
definition	:	additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	confirmation,
definition	:	information that confirms or verifies (noun.communication)

derivation	:	reaffirmation, reassertion,
definition	:	renewed affirmation (noun.communication)

derivation	:	collateral, confirmative, confirmatory, confirming, corroborative, corroboratory, substantiating, substantiative, validating, validatory, verificatory, verifying,
definition	:	serving to support or corroborate (adj.all)

8. support a person for a position (verb.social)

derivation	:	confirmation, ratification,
definition	:	making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it (noun.communication)

9. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts (verb.cognition)

antonym	:	contradict, negate,
definition	:	prove negative; show to be false (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	proof, substantiation, validation,
definition	:	the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something (noun.act)

derivation	:	documentation, support,
definition	:	documentary validation (noun.act)

derivation	:	affirmation,
definition	:	a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand (noun.act)

derivation	:	check, confirmation, substantiation, verification,
definition	:	additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	confirmation,
definition	:	information that confirms or verifies (noun.communication)

derivation	:	certification, corroboration, documentation,
definition	:	confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence (noun.communication)

derivation	:	affirmable, assertable,
definition	:	capable of being affirmed or asserted (adj.all)

derivation	:	collateral, confirmative, confirmatory, confirming, corroborative, corroboratory, substantiating, substantiative, validating, validatory, verificatory, verifying,
definition	:	serving to support or corroborate (adj.all)

derivation	:	sustainable,
definition	:	capable of being sustained (adj.pert)

10. strengthen or make more firm (verb.communication)

derivation	:	check, confirmation, substantiation, verification,
definition	:	additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	confirmation,
definition	:	information that confirms or verifies (noun.communication)

derivation	:	reaffirmation, reassertion,
definition	:	renewed affirmation (noun.communication)

derivation	:	collateral, confirmative, confirmatory, confirming, corroborative, corroboratory, substantiating, substantiative, validating, validatory, verificatory, verifying,
definition	:	serving to support or corroborate (adj.all)

11. support a person for a position (verb.social)

derivation	:	confirmation, ratification,
definition	:	making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it (noun.communication)

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