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definitive | confirm |

As an adjective definitive

is .

As a verb confirm is

to strengthen; to make firm or resolute.

definitive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • explicitly defined
  • conclusive or decisive
  • definite, authoritative and complete
  • * Sir Thomas Browne
    • A strict and definitive truth.
  • * Prescott
    • Some definitive scheme of reconciliation.
  • Limiting; determining.
    • a definitive word
  • (philately) general, not issued for commemorative purposes
  • (obsolete) Determined; resolved.
  • * 1604 , , V. i. 424:
    • Never crave him. We are definitive .

    Derived terms

    * definitively

    Noun

    (definitive stamp) (en noun)
  • (grammar) a word, such as a definite article or demonstrative pronoun, that defines or limits something
  • (philately) an ordinary postage stamp that is part of a series of all denominations or is reprinted as needed to meet demand

    • 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