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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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protest
English
Etymology
From the Middle English verb protesten, from Old French protester, from Latin pr?test?r?, present active infinitive of pr?testor, from pr? + testor, from testis (“witness”).
Pronunciation
Noun
- (UK) IPA(key): /?p???.t?st/
- (US) enPR: pr??t?st, IPA(key): /?p?o?.t?st/
- Hyphenation: pro?test
Verb
- enPR: pr?.t?st?, IPA(key): /p???t?st/
- Rhymes: -?st
- Hyphenation: pro?test
Verb
protest (third-person singular simple present protests, present participle protesting, simple past and past participle protested)
- (intransitive) To make a strong objection.
- (transitive) To affirm (something).
- 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
- Our youth, now, emboldened with his success, resolved to push the matter farther, and ventured even to beg her recommendation of him to her father's service; protesting that he thought him one of the honestest fellows in the country, and extremely well qualified for the place of a gamekeeper, which luckily then happened to be vacant.
- 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, Ch.8
- She flashed a smile at me, and, protesting an engagement with her dentist, jauntily walked on.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
- (transitive, chiefly Canada, US) To object to.
- To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove an affirmation; to appeal to.
- (law, transitive) to make a solemn written declaration, in due form, on behalf of the holder, against all parties liable for any loss or damage to be sustained by non-acceptance or non-payment of (a bill or note). This should be made by a notary public, whose seal it is the usual practice to affix.
- (obsolete, transitive) To publish; to make known.
Translations
Noun
protest (countable and uncountable, plural protests)
- A formal objection, especially one by a group.
- A collective gesture of disapproval; a demonstration.
- The noting by a notary public of an unpaid or unaccepted bill.
- A written declaration, usually by the master of a ship, stating the circumstances attending loss or damage of ship or cargo, etc.
Synonyms
- dissent
- objection
- protestation
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- Potters, potters, spotter, strepto, strepto-
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?prot?st]
Noun
protest m
- protest
Related terms
- protestní
- protestovat
- protestant
- protestantismus
- protestantský
- protestantství
Further reading
- protest in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- protest in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French [Term?], from Old French [Term?], from Latin protest?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pro??t?st/
- Hyphenation: pro?test
- Rhymes: -?st
Noun
protest n (plural protesten, diminutive protestje n)
- protest (occasion to express dissatisfaction)
- protest (expression of disagreement)
Hyponyms
- betoging
- demonstratie
Derived terms
Related terms
- protestant
- protesteren
Descendants
- Afrikaans: protes
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin protestari, as for protestere
Noun
protest m (definite singular protesten, indefinite plural protester, definite plural protestene)
- a protest
Derived terms
- protestmarsj
Related terms
- protestere
References
- “protest” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin protestari
Noun
protest m (definite singular protesten, indefinite plural protestar, definite plural protestane)
- a protest
Derived terms
- protestmarsj
References
- “protest” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
From German Protest, from Italian protesto, from Latin pr?test?r?, present active infinitive of pr?testor, from pr? + testor, from testis (“witness”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pr?.t?st/
Noun
protest m inan
- (law) protest (formal objection)
- protest (demonstration)
Declension
Synonyms
- demonstracja
Related terms
- protestant, protestantka
- protestowa?, zaprotestowa?
Further reading
- protest in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- protest in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Back-formation from protesta
Noun
protest n (plural proteste)
- protest
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From German Protest.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pr?test/
- Hyphenation: pro?test
Noun
pròtest m (Cyrillic spelling ????????)
- protest
Declension
Synonyms
- pròsvjed
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
protest c
- protest
Declension
Related terms
- protestera
- protestant
Anagrams
- torpets
Welsh
Etymology
From English protest.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pr?t?sd/, [?pr???t??st]
Noun
protest f (plural protestiadau or protestadau)
- protest, demonstration (collective gesture of disapproval)
- Synonym: gwrthdystiad
Derived terms
- protestio (“to protest”)
Mutation
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present) , “protest”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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