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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"

confirm

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

confirm, reassert

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

confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm

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

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authorize, authorise, pass, clear

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?"

sanction

v. give religious sanction to, such as through on oath; "sanctify the marriage"

legitimate

v. make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone); "They legitimized their natural child"

legislate, pass

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

authenticate

v. establish the authenticity of something

guarantee, warrant

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

settle

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

reconcile, patch up, make up, conciliate, settle

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

finalize, finalise, settle, nail down

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

decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate

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"

sign, ratify

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

hold, support, 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?"

uphold, maintain

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

sustain, keep, 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"

defend, support, fend for

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

back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support

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

control

v. verify by using a duplicate register for comparison; "control an account"

authenticate

v. establish the authenticity of something

check

v. verify by consulting a source or authority; "check the spelling of this word"; "check your facts"

manifest

v. reveal its presence or make an appearance; "the ghost manifests each year on the same day"

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negate, contradict

v. prove negative; show to be false

invalidate, nullify

v. show to be invalid

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