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confirm

v. make more firm; "Confirm thy soul in self-control!"

confirm

v. administer the rite of confirmation to; "the children were confirmed in their mother's faith"

confirm

v. support a person for a position; "The Senate confirmed the President's candidate for Secretary of Defense"

reassert

v. strengthen or make more firm; "The witnesses confirmed the victim's account"

support, sustain, substantiate, corroborate, affirm

v. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"

settle, finalize, make final, nail down

v. make final; put the last touches on; put into final form; "let's finalize the proposal"

settle, resolve, decide

v. bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"

vouch

v. give supporting evidence; "He vouched his words by his deeds"

pass, clear, authorize, authorise, permit officially

v. grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"

sign, ratify

v. approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?"

back, sanction

v. give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"

legalize, decriminalize, legitimize, legitimate, legitimatize, make legal

v. make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized"

pass, legislate

v. make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation; "They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how people's spend their free time"

authenticate, establish as genuine

v. establish the authenticity of something

warrant, guarantee

v. stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of; "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I warrant this information"

settle, end a legal dispute

v. end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement; "The two parties finally settled"

settle, make up, patch up, reconcile, conciliate

v. come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"

sign, ratify

v. approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?"

support, hold, sustain, hold up

v. be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"

maintain, uphold

v. support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict"

keep, sustain, maintain

v. supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep"

maintain, defend

v. state or assert; "He maintained his innocence"

support, defend, fend for

v. argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"

support, back, plump for, endorse, plunk for

v. be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"

check, control, see, insure, ensure, ascertain, assure, make sure, make certain, see to it

v. be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"

authenticate, establish as genuine

v. establish the authenticity of something

mark, mark off, check off, tick off

v. put a check mark on or near or next to; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items"; "mark off the units"

evidence, manifest, demonstrate, attest, certify, make evident, attest to

v. provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness"

negate, contradict, prove negative

v. prove negative; show to be false

invalidate, nullify

v. show to be invalid

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