Dictionary Entry
confirmed
Part of SpeechverbPronunciation/kənˈfɜːmd/Word FrequencyCommon (5.71)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)To strengthen; to make firm or resolute.
In a Sentence
“The article includes confirmed to support a careful argument.”
Published Usage Examples
“The fruit of long ages of confirmed Valethood, entirely confirmed as into a Law of Nature; cloth-worship and quack-worship: entirely _confirmed_ Valethood, -- which will have to”
“The fruit of long ages of confirmed Valethood, entirely confirmed as into a Law of Nature; cloth-worship and quack-worship: entirely _confirmed_ Valethood, -- which will have to unconfirm itself again; God knows, with difficulty enough!”
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Origin
Late Middle English from Latin confirmare ‘to make firm’.
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Poetry examples for “confirmed”
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