ratify; agree definitely to a treaty, an appointment, etc.
Verb:
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts;his story confirmed my doubts
The evidence supports the defendant
strengthen or make more firm;The witnesses confirmed the victim's account
make more firm;Confirm thy soul in self-control!
support a person for a position;The Senate confirmed the President's candidate for Secretary of Defense
administer the rite of confirmation to;the children were confirmed in their mother's faith
v.动词
confirm, authenticate, corroborate, substantiate, verify这组词都可表示“证实”“确定”。它们之间的区别是:
confirm指以事实或不容置疑的陈述来证实某事的真实性、准确性、正确性以及有效程度; verify侧重以具体的事实和细节为证据; corroborate指以陈述或新证据作进一步的证实; substantiate强调某事需要证明,并以此提出充分的证据; authenticate指专家或内行的证实。
approve，confirm，sanction这些动词均有“批准”之意。
approve普通用词，常指正式的或官方的批准。
confirm强调按法律程序提出确认或批准。
sanction语气最强，多指官方的同意或批准，是书面用词。
confirm，verify这两个动词都有“证实”之意。
confirm侧重以事实或以不容置疑的陈述来证实某事的正确与真实。
verify强调以具体的事实和细节为证据。
13世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的confirmare：com 表强调） +firmare (加强），意为进一步加强。
用作动词 (v.
～+名词confirm report批准报告confirm telephone message加强电话信息confirm a title to sb批准授予某人一个称号～+副词confirm particularly特别地证实confirm posthumously追认confirm speedily快速批准～+介词confirm by experience为经验所证实confirm sb in使某人在…方面更加坚定confirm sb in the belief使…坚信confirm sb in the view使…坚决认为
用作动词v.
confirm in v.+prep.
坚定某人的信念 strengthen sb in sth such a belief or habit
近义词 back后面prove证明check检查verify核实settle解决affirm证实clinch钉牢uphold支持ratify批准endorse赞同approve批准firm up巩固fortify加强testify作证certify证明support支持sustain支持sanction批准bear out证实establish建立reinforce加固authorize批准determine决定strengthen加强O.K.好，对，行validate使生效reassert再断言corroborate确证substantiate证实deepen 使 … 加深authenticate证明…为真反义词 deny否认contradict反驳disprove证明 … 是不对的…
用作动词v.
用作及物动词
S+～+ n./pron.What he observed confirmed his judgement.他观察到的现象证实了他的判断。
We have confirmed the report.我们证实了那则报道。
The agency confirmed the contract.经销处批准了合同。
The news confirmed my resolution.这消息坚定了我的决心。
The statement has been confirmed by testimony.供述已为证据所证实。
It is confirmed by experience.这已经被经验所证实。
They worked out an effective method, which was confirmed by the leadership.他们制定了一种有效的方法,这种方法得到了领导的认可。S+～+that-clauseThe announcement confirmed that the election would take place on June 20th.公告证实选举将在6月20日举行。
The king confirmed that the election would be on July 20th.国王批准选举在7月20日举行。
It is confirmed by experience that this is the right approach to the command of grammar.经验证明这是掌握语法的正确途径。S+～+ n./pron. +as n.The President confirmed him as secretary of state.总统任命他为国务卿。
He was confirmed posthumously as a member of the Chinese Communist Party.他被追认为中国共产党党员。
v.动词
confirm的基本意思是“证实”“确定”,指以不可辩驳的事实或不容置疑的陈述证实某事的真实性、准确性、正确性以及有效程度，引申可表示为“认可”“坚定”。
confirm是及物动词,其主语多为人,宾语可以是名词、代词或that从句,也可接以as短语充当补足语的复合宾语。
动词99%,名词1%
用作动词His letterconfirmedeverything.他的信证实了一切。
The treaty wasconfirmedby the president.条约已被总统批准。
Could you confirm the dispatch date?您可以确定发货日期吗?