confirm (v)
corroborate (v)
sustain (v)
substantiate (v)
support (v)
affirm (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 31
def establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
examples his story confirmed my doubts
The evidence supports the defendant
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Frame - 11 Something ----s something
Frame - 26 Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Outgoing links
Derivationally related form affirm → affirmable; affirm → affirmation
Antonym affirm → negate
Derivationally related form support → support
Derivationally related form substantiate → substantiative
Derivationally related form substantiate → substantiation
Derivationally related form substantiate → substantiation
Derivationally related form sustain → sustainable
Derivationally related form corroborate → corroborative
Derivationally related form corroborate → corroboratory
Derivationally related form corroborate → corroboration
Derivationally related form confirm → confirmative
Derivationally related form confirm → confirmatory
Derivationally related form confirm → confirmation; confirm → confirmation
Hyponym back, back up; vouch; verify; prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew; document; validate
Incoming links
Derivationally related form affirmable → affirm; affirmation → affirm
Derivationally related form substantiative → substantiate
Derivationally related form corroboratory → corroborate
Derivationally related form corroborative → corroborate
Derivationally related form confirmatory → confirm
Derivationally related form confirmative → confirm
Derivationally related form sustainable → sustain
Derivationally related form substantiation → substantiate
Derivationally related form support → support
Derivationally related form substantiation → substantiate
Derivationally related form confirmation → confirm; confirmation → confirm
Derivationally related form corroboration → corroborate
Hypernym back, back up; vouch; verify; prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew; document; validate
Antonym negate → affirm

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