confirming

Meanings

• Verb

  To make something certain or clear; to make an agreement or promise formally; to authenticate or verify

• Noun

  The act of confirming or the state of being confirmed

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Antonyms

contradict , deny , disconfirm , dispute , infirm , question

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with confirming
admonishing , advising , assenting , asserting , consigning , consigning , ending , mending

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Variants

List of all variants of confirming that leads to same result
confirm , confirmabilities , confirmability , confirmable , confirmed , confirming , confirms , self-confirming , gender confirmation surgeries , gender confirmation surgery , gender-confirming surgeries , gender-confirming surgery

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Forms

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confirmed, confirming, confirmedly, confirmations

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Etymology

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From Old French confirmer, from confirme, confirmed, from com- 'together' + firme 'firm, established'

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Trivia

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1. Did you know that in medieval Europe, a 'confirmation' was a ceremony in which a child was confirmed as a member of the Christian Church?

2. The term 'confirming' is also used in the context of weather forecasting to indicate a high degree of confidence in a particular forecast

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Related Concepts

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1. Affirm: To state or assert positively and emphatically, to confirm

2. Confirmation: The act of making something certain or clear, the act of verifying or authenticating

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Culture

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Confirming has been used extensively in various literary works, particularly in legal and formal contexts. In music, the term 'confirming' is sometimes used in jazz improvisation to signal a return to the main theme or progression.

How to Memorize "confirming"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a judge banging their gavel and saying 'All in favor, say aye.' Those in agreement respond with 'aye.' The judge then says, 'The motion is confirmed.'

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'confirming' with the idea of making something certain or clear, like a green light signaling the go-ahead

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Cats Are Furry And Really Enjoy Naps' to remember the verb form of confirming: 'C' for confirm, 'A' for are, 'F' for furry, 'A' for affirm, 'R' for really, 'E' for establish, 'J' for justify, and 'N' for nod

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