confirm

substantiate an accusation.See Synonyms at confirm

it is not general practice to confirm or deny such reports.

Retrograde cysto-urethrogram confirms diagnosis.

He is a confirmed bachelor.

He's a confirmed bachelor.

We have confirmed the report.

a specialist who authenticated the antique samovar.See Synonyms at confirm

conducted experiments to verify the hypothesis.See Synonyms at confirm

The President confirmed him as Undersecretary of State.

if these fears are confirmed, the outlook for the economy will be dire.

he was confirmed as the new EC peace envoy.

I phoned your office to confirm that this date is convenient.

they'll confirm it's him, I'll put my shirt on it.

The hotel confirmed our reservations by telegram.

All telephone reservations must be confirmed in writing.