Words that rhyme with preterm

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: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent" [syn: affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear] 3: say yes to

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"

n 1: the middle of the gestation period 2: middle of an academic term or a political term in office 3: an examination administered in the middle of an academic term [syn: midterm examination, midterm exam, midterm]

n 1: a narrow ledge or shelf typically at the top or bottom of a slope 2: a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road; "the car pulled off onto the shoulder" [syn: shoulder, berm]