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corroborative — corroborate ► VERB ▪ confirm or give support to (a statement or theory). DERIVATIVES corroboration noun corroborative adjective. ORIGIN Latin corroborare strengthen … English terms dictionary
confirmation — con·fir·ma·tion /ˌkän fər mā shən/ n 1: the act or process of confirming, assuring, or upholding seeking confirmation of the agreement; specif: the ratification of an executive act by a legislative body senate confirmation of the Supreme Court… … Law dictionary
confirmation — confirmational, adj. /kon feuhr may sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of confirming. 2. the state of being confirmed. 3. something that confirms, as a corroborative statement or piece of evidence: His birth certificate served as confirmation of his… … Universalium
confirmation — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of confirming] Syn. ratification, proving, authentication, corroboration, verification, support, endorsement, sanction, sanctioning, authorization, substantiation, affirmation, acknowledgment, acceptance, passage,… … English dictionary for students
confirmation — con•fir•ma•tion [[t]ˌkɒn fərˈmeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of confirming 2) the state of being confirmed 3) something that confirms, as a corroborative statement or piece of evidence 4) rel a Christian rite administered to baptized persons, regarded … From formal English to slang
confirmation — /kɒnfəˈmeɪʃən/ (say konfuh mayshuhn) noun 1. the act of confirming. 2. that which confirms, as a corroborative statement. 3. Ecclesiastical a rite administered to baptised persons, in some churches as a sacrament for confirming and strengthening… …
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