confirming

con-firm-ing · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Present participle of confirm; the act of establishing something as true or valid.

  2. 2.

    Providing evidence or proof of something.

Related words

Antonyms: contradicting, denying, refuting
See also: confirm, confirmation, confirmed
Synonyms: affirming, establishing, validating, verifying

Etymology

From Latin confirmare ("to strengthen, establish"), from con- ("together") + firmare ("to strengthen"). The -ing suffix forms the present participle.