[kənˈfəːm], (Verb)

Definitions:
- establish the truth or correctness of (something previously believed or suspected to be the case)
(e.g: if these fears are confirmed, the outlook for the economy will be dire)

- administer the religious rite of confirmation to
(e.g: he had been baptized and confirmed)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French confermer, from Latin confirmare, from con- ‘together’ + firmare ‘strengthen’ (from firmus ‘firm’)