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confermare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • acknowledge verb To accept or admit that something is true.
  • confirm verb To state or show that something is definitely true or accurate.
  • establish verb To set something up so firmly that it becomes permanent or generally accepted.

Senses

confermare is used for these senses in English:

  • acknowledge (transitive) To own as genuine or valid; to assent to (a legal instrument) to give it validity; to avow or admit in legal form.
  • bear out (transitive) To corroborate, prove, or confirm; to demonstrate; to provide evidence for.
  • confirm To strengthen; to make firm or resolute.
  • confirm (transitive, Christianity) To administer the sacrament of confirmation on (someone).
  • confirm To assure the accuracy of previous statements.
  • establish (transitive) To make stable or firm; to confirm.
  • hold to To adhere strongly to (a conviction, story, etc.).

acknowledge — full definition

  1. verb To accept or admit that something is true.
  2. verb To recognize someone or something formally, or to respond confirming receipt of something.

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.

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