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Confirm vs Finalize - What's the difference?

confirm | finalize |

As verbs the difference between confirm and finalize

is that confirm is to strengthen; to make firm or resolute while finalize is to make final or firm; to finish or complete.

confirm

English

Alternative forms

* confirme (obsolete)

Verb

(en verb)
  • To strengthen; to make firm or resolute.
  • (Christianity) To administer the sacrament of confirmation on (someone).
  • * 1971 , , 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.
  • To assure the accuracy of previous statements.

    • Antonyms

    * infirm * disconfirm * deny * dispute * contradict * question

    Related terms

    * confirmability * confirmation

    See also

    * verify * corroborate * establish * prove

    External links

    * * * English reporting verbs

    finalize

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (UK) finalise

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To make final or firm; to finish or complete.
    • As soon as we get the plane tickets, we'll finalize our reservations with the hotel.
  • (transitive, computing, programming) To prepare (an object) for garbage collection by calling its finalizer.

    • Synonyms

    * (l) (of a document)

    Derived terms

    * finalizer * unfinalized