Synset

establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
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sample sentences

"his story confirmed my doubts"
"The evidence supports the defendant"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

confirmatory confirmative confirmation confirmation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

affirmable affirmation

antonym

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

corroboratory corroborative corroboration

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

substantiative substantiation substantiation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hyponym

back up, back vouch verify show, prove, establish, demonstrate, shew document validate