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verb

1. make more firm

e.g. Confirm thy soul in self-control!

2. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

e.g. his story confirmed my doubts
The evidence supports the defendant

Synonym: corroboratesustainsubstantiatesupportaffirm

3. strengthen or make more firm

e.g. The witnesses confirmed the victim's account

Synonym: reassert

4. administer the rite of confirmation to

e.g. the children were confirmed in their mother's faith

5. support a person for a position

e.g. The Senate confirmed the President's candidate for Secretary of Defense

noun

1. (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment

e.g. she allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment

2. the act of putting a person into a non-elective position

e.g. the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee

Synonym: assignmentdesignationnaming

3. the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed

e.g. he applied for an appointment in the treasury

4. (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)

Synonym: fitting

5. a meeting arranged in advance

e.g. she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date

Synonym: dateengagement

6. a person who is appointed to a job or position

Synonym: appointee

noun

1. the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)

noun

1. the act of beginning something new

e.g. they looked forward to the debut of their new product line

Synonym: debutfirst appearancelaunchingunveilingentry

2. the act of starting something for the first time
introducing something new

e.g. she looked forward to her initiation as an adult
the foundation of a new scientific society

Synonym: initiationfoundingfoundationinstitutionoriginationcreationinnovationinstauration

3. the act of putting one thing into another

Synonym: insertionintromission

4. the first section of a communication

5. a basic or elementary instructional text

6. a new proposal

e.g. they resisted the introduction of impractical alternatives

7. formally making a person known to another or to the public

Synonym: presentationintro

verb

1. evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment

Synonym: speciatedifferentiatespecialise

2. become more focus on an area of activity or field of study

e.g. She specializes in Near Eastern history

Synonym: specialisenarrownarrow down

3. suit to a special purpose

e.g. specialize one's research
this kind of beak has become specialized in certain Galapagos finches

Synonym: specialise

4. be specific about

e.g. Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?

Synonym: specifyparticularizeparticularisespecialise

5. devote oneself to a special area of work

e.g. She specializes in honey bees
This baker specializes in French bread

Synonym: specialise

noun

1. the act of passing from one state or place to the next

Synonym: passage

2. a passage that connects a topic to one that follows

3. a musical passage moving from one key to another

Synonym: modulation

4. a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another

5. an event that results in a transformation

Synonym: conversionchangeover