confirm

1. Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts (synset 200667804)
   "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"
   subtypes:

   • back, back up - establish as valid or genuine
   • vouch - give supporting evidence
   • verify - confirm the truth of
   • demonstrate, establish, prove, shew, show - establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
   • document - support or supply with references
   • validate - prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something
   same as: affirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain
2. Strengthen or make more firm (synset 201014100)
   "The witnesses confirmed the victim's account"
   is a type of: affirm - say yes to
   subtypes:

   • maintain, uphold - support against an opponent
   • verify - attach or append a legal verification to (a pleading or petition)
   • corroborate, validate - give evidence for
   • reconfirm - confirm again
   same as: reassert
3. Make more firm (synset 200222266)
   "Confirm thy soul in self-control!"
   is a type of: beef up, fortify, strengthen - make strong or stronger
4. Support a person for a position (synset 202481941)
   "The Senate confirmed the President's candidate for Secretary of Defense"
   is a type of: approve, o.k., okay, sanction - give sanction to
5. Administer the rite of confirmation to (synset 202480026)
   "the children were confirmed in their mother's faith"
   referred to in: faith, organized religion, religion - an institution to express belief in a divine power
   is a type of: covenant - enter into a covenant

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