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confirm
English
Alternative forms
- confirme (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English confirmen, confermen, from Old French confermer, from Latin confirm?re (“to make firm, strenghten, establish”), from com- (“together”) + firmare (“to make firm”), from firmus (“firm”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /k?n?f??m/
- (General American) IPA(key): /k?n?f?m/
- Rhymes: -??(?)m
- Hyphenation: con?firm
Verb
confirm (third-person singular simple present confirms, present participle confirming, simple past and past participle confirmed)
- To strengthen; to make firm or resolute.
- (transitive, Christianity) To administer the sacrament of confirmation on (someone).
- 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 35:
- Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VIII, was baptized and confirmed at the age of three days.
- 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 35:
- To assure the accuracy of previous statements.
Synonyms
- (strengthen): See also Thesaurus:strengthen
Antonyms
- infirm
- disconfirm
- deny
- dispute
- contradict
- question
Related terms
- confirmability
- confirmation
Translations
See also
- verify
- corroborate
- establish
- prove
Further reading
- confirm in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- confirm in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- confirm at OneLook Dictionary Search
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aver
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English averren (“to corroborate (a statement); to cite (something) as corroboration or proof; (law) to prove (something) in court; to declare (something) under oath as true; to prove (a case) by a jury’s oaths”) [and other forms], from Old French averer (modern French avérer (“to reveal, uncover; to prove (to be), transpire”)), from Late Latin *adv?r?re (“to make true; to prove to be true; to verify”), the present active infinitive of Late Latin *adv?r? (“to make true; to prove to be true”), from Latin ad- (prefix forming factitive verbs meaning ‘to make (something) have the properties of [the adjective or noun to which it is attached]’) + v?rus (“actual, real, true; genuine; proper, suitable; just, right”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weh?- (“true”)) + -? (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??v??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??v?/
- Rhymes: -??(?)
Verb
aver (third-person singular simple present avers, present participle averring or (obsolete) avering, simple past and past participle averred or (obsolete) avered)
- (transitive, intransitive) To assert the truth of (something); to affirm (something) with confidence; to declare (something) in a positive manner.
- (transitive, intransitive, law) To justify or prove (an allegation or plea that one has made).
- (transitive, obsolete) To avouch, prove, or verify the existence or happening of (something), or to offer to do so.
Conjugation
Derived terms
- averrable
- averred (adjective)
- averrer
Related terms
- averment
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English aver, avere (“workhorse; any beast of burden (?); things which are owned, possessions, property, wealth; state of being rich, wealth; ownership, possession”) [and other forms], and then either:
- from Old French aver, aveir, avoir (“possession, property; (collectively) beasts of burden; domestic animals; cattle”) (modern French avoir (“asset, possession”)), from aveir, avoir (“to have”), from Latin hab?re, the present active infinitive of habe? (“to have, hold; to have, own (possessions)”), from Proto-Indo-European *g?eh?b?-, *??eh?b?- (“to grab, take”); or
- from Old English eafor (“workhorse; tenant’s obligation to transport goods”), further etymology uncertain.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?e?v?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?e?v?/
- Homophone: Ava
Noun
aver (plural avers)
- (Britain, dialectal, archaic) A beast of burden; chiefly a workhorse, but also a working ox or other animal.
- (Northern England, Scotland, dialectal, archaic) An old, useless horse; a nag.
References
Anagrams
- AVRE, Rave, Vera, evar, rave, vare, vera
Corsican
Verb
aver
- Alternative form of avè
Italian
Alternative forms
- haver (obsolete spelling)
Verb
aver
- Apocopic form of avere
Anagrams
- vera
Ladino
Etymology
From Old Spanish aver, from Latin habe? (“hold, have”).
Verb
aver (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling ?????)
- to have
Middle English
Etymology
From Old French aver, aveir, avoir (“possession, property; (collectively) beasts of burden; domestic animals; cattle”) (modern French avoir (“asset, possession”)), from aveir, avoir (“to have”), from Latin hab?re, the present active infinitive of habe? (“to have, hold; to have, own (possessions)”), from Proto-Indo-European *g?eh?b?-, *??eh?b?- (“to grab, take”).
Noun
aver (plural avers)
- Belongings, possessions, property, wealth.
References
Norman
Alternative forms
- aveir (Guernsey)
Etymology
From Old French aveir, from Latin habe? (“have, hold, possess”).
Verb
aver
- (Jersey, alternative form in Guernsey) to have
Conjugation
Derived terms
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan aver, haver, from Latin habe? (“to have, hold, keep”).
Pronunciation
Verb
aver
- to have; to possess
- Synonym: possedir
- (auxiliary) to have
Conjugation
Derived terms
- aver luòc
Old French
Verb
aver
- Alternative form of avoir
Noun
aver m (oblique plural avers, nominative singular avers, nominative plural aver)
- Alternative form of avoir
Old Occitan
Alternative forms
- haver
Etymology
From Latin habe? (“to have, hold, keep”).
Verb
aver
- to have; to possess
Descendants
- Catalan: haver
- Occitan: aver
Old Portuguese
Alternative forms
- haver (latinized form)
Etymology
From Latin habe? (“to have, to hold, to possess”), probably from a Proto-Italic *hab?? or *ha???, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *g?h?b?- (“to grab, to take”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a??e?/
Verb
aver
- to have
- to exist
Conjugation
Descendants
- Galician: haber
- Portuguese: haver
Old Spanish
Etymology
From Latin habe? (“to have, hold, keep”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a???e??/
Verb
aver
- to have
Descendants
- Ladino:
- Hebrew: ?????
- Latin: aver
- Spanish: haber
Portuguese
Verb
aver (first-person singular present indicative ei, past participle avido)
- Obsolete spelling of haver
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Noun
aver m (plural averes)
- Obsolete spelling of haver
Spanish
Verb
aver
- Obsolete spelling of haber
Venetian
Alternative forms
- gaver
Etymology
From Latin habe?.
Verb
aver
- (transitive) to have
- (transitive) to possess
Conjugation
- Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
References
- Silvano Belloni (2009) Grammatica Veneta [Venetian Grammar]?[3] (in Italian), Esedra Editrice, ?ISBN, page 75
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