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confirm meaning

EN[kənˈfəːm] [-ɜː(r)m]
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    Definition of confirm in English Dictionary

  • VerbSGconfirmsPRconfirmingPT, PPconfirmedPREcon-
    1. To strengthen; to make firm or resolute.
      1. (transitive, Christianity) To administer the sacrament of confirmation on (someone).
        1. To assure the accuracy of previous statements.
        2. More Examples
          1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
            • The tick weights and coxal indices determined in these studies confirm that a minimal uptake results in sufficient exposure to fluralaner to induce a potent acaricidal effect in treated dogs.
            • GC-MS analysis confirmed that the major constituents of the essential oil of C. guidottii is α-santalene, although furanoeudesma-1,3-diene and curzerene also occurred in large amounts (Table  2).
            • Other regular 4-node motifs confirmed the presence of diamond, biparallel and bifan motifs (often built by two regulatory and two regulated genes).
        • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
          1. Verbs
            • Reporting verbs
              • Transitive verbs
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            Source: Wiktionary

            Meaning of confirm for the defined word.

            Grammatically, this word "confirm" is a verb, more specifically, a reporting verb and a transitive verb.
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