[verb] establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant" Synonyms:corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
[verb] strengthen or make more firm; "The witnesses confirmed the victim's account" Synonyms:reassert
[verb] make more firm; "Confirm thy soul in self-control!"
[verb] as of a person to a position; "The Senate confirmed the President's candidate for Secretary of Defense"
[verb] administer the rite of confirmation to; "the children were confirmed in their mother's faith"