Meaning & use
confirms
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Establishes the truth or correctness of something, or formally states agreement or acceptance.
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The lab test confirms that the sample contains no contaminants.
She confirms her attendance at the meeting every week by email.
A note on using this word
From Latin "confirmare," meaning to strengthen, reflecting the sense of making something more firmly established or certain.
Words with a similar meaning
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