Word

confirm, v.
(confirmed, confirming, confirms)
freq. cnt. 26

establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 38 freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

affirm confirm corroborate substantiate support sustain

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

strengthen or make more firm
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2

confirm reassert

sample sentences

"The witnesses confirmed the victim's account"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s that there was a traffic accident

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s that there was a traffic accident

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

confirmatory confirmation confirmation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hyponym

uphold, maintain verify corroborate, validate reconfirm

hypernym

make more firm
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

confirm

sample sentences

"Confirm thy soul in self-control!"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

strengthen, fortify, beef up

support a person for a position
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

confirm

sample sentences

"The Senate confirmed the President's candidate for Secretary of Defense"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

approve, sanction, O.K., okay

administer the rite of confirmation to
<verb.social>

confirm

sample sentences

"the children were confirmed in their mother's faith"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

religion, faith, organized religion

hypernym