transcription, транскрипция: [ kən-ˈfərm ]
transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French cunfermer, from Latin confirmare, from com- + firmare to make firm, from firmus firm
Date: 13th century
1. : to give approval to : ratify
confirm a treaty
2. : to make firm or firmer : strengthen
confirm one's resolve
3. : to administer the rite of confirmation to
4. : to give new assurance of the validity of : remove doubt about by authoritative act or indisputable fact
confirm a rumor
confirm an order
• con·firm·abil·i·ty -ˌfər-mə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun
• con·firm·able -ˈfər-mə-bəl adjective
Synonyms:
confirm , corroborate , substantiate , verify , authenticate , validate mean to attest to the truth or validity of something. confirm implies the removing of doubts by an authoritative statement or indisputable fact
confirmed the reports
corroborate suggests the strengthening of what is already partly established
witnesses corroborated his story
substantiate implies the offering of evidence that sustains the contention
the claims have yet to be substantiated
verify implies the establishing of correspondence of actual facts or details with those proposed or guessed at
all statements of fact in the article have been verified
authenticate implies establishing genuineness by adducing legal or official documents or expert opinion
handwriting experts authenticated the diaries
validate implies establishing validity by authoritative affirmation or by factual proof
validated the hypothesis by experiments