Confirm - Definition

v 1: establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his
story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the
defendant" [syn: confirm, corroborate, sustain,
substantiate, support, affirm] [ant: contradict,
negate]
2: strengthen or make more firm; "The witnesses confirmed the
victim's account" [syn: confirm, reassert]
3: make more firm; "Confirm thy soul in self-control!"
4: support a person for a position; "The Senate confirmed the
President's candidate for Secretary of Defense"
5: administer the rite of confirmation to; "the children were
confirmed in their mother's faith"