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daingnigh — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • confirm verb To state or show that something is definitely true or accurate.
  • fortify verb To strengthen a place against attack, usually with walls or defenses.
  • moor noun A wide stretch of open, often hilly land covered in heather and rough grass, with poor, boggy soil.
  • ratify verb To give formal consent to; make officially valid, to sign off on.
  • solidify verb To become solid, or to make something firm and solid.

Senses

daingnigh is used for these senses in English:

  • confirm To strengthen; to make firm or resolute.
  • fortify To give power, strength, or vigour to (oneself or someone, or to something); to strengthen.
  • moor (transitive, nautical) To fix or secure (e.g. a vessel) in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with ropes, cables or chains or the like.
  • moor (transitive) To secure or fix firmly.
  • ratify (transitive) To give formal consent to; make officially valid, sign off on.
  • solidify (transitive) To make solid; convert into a solid body.

confirm — full definition

  1. verb To state or show that something is definitely true or accurate.
  2. verb To officially approve a proposal, nomination, or appointment.

fortify — full definition

  1. verb To strengthen a place against attack, usually with walls or defenses.
  2. verb To make someone or something mentally or physically stronger.
  3. verb To add vitamins, minerals, or alcohol to something to increase its strength or nutritional value.

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