confirmed

Verb

confirm (third-person singular simple present confirms, present participle confirming, simple past and past participle confirmed)

1. To strengthen; to make firm or resolute.

   Synonyms:

   strengthen

2. (transitive) To administer the sacrament of confirmation on (someone).
   • She pulled through with the boy till he was confirmed; but then she told him that she could not feed him any longer; he would have to go out and earn his own bread.1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 215
3. To assure the accuracy of previous statements.
   • Despite all the evidence confirming the existence of the Protheans, little is known about their culture and society. From time to time, dig sites will yield new clues, but after 50,000 years of decay, little of value is unearthed.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Protheans: Data Discs Codex entry

   Synonyms:

   corroborate, roborate

4. (transitive) To approve a proposal or nomination.
   • The Senate must confirm federal court appointments.

   Synonyms:

   roborate

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