confirmo

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confirmo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of confirmar

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confirmo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of confirmar

Latin

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Etymology

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From con- (“with, together”) +‎ firmō (“strengthen, fortify”).

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cōnfirmō (present infinitive cōnfirmāre, perfect active cōnfirmāvī, supine cōnfirmātum); first conjugation

  1. to make firm, establish, re-establish, strengthen, fortify, mature, confirm
    Synonyms: firmō, mūniō, fortificō, cōnsolidō, immunīo, sistō
    Antonyms: dēterō, atterō, effēminō, minuō, frangō, tenuō, afficiō
    • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Proverbs.15.22:
      Dissipantur cōgitātiōnēs ubi nōn est cōnsilium: ubi vērō plūrēs sunt cōnsiliāriī, cōnfirmantur.
      Designs are brought to nothing where there is no counsel: but where there are many counsellors, they are established.
      (Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.: 1752 CE)
  2. to encourage, animate, embolden; persuade
    Synonym: firmō
    Antonyms: deficiō, prōflīgō, dēfatīgō
  3. (by extension) to demonstrate, corroborate, support, prove or confirm the truth of something; assert, affirm

Conjugation

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   Conjugation of cōnfirmō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present cōnfirmō cōnfirmās cōnfirmat cōnfirmāmus cōnfirmātis cōnfirmant
imperfect cōnfirmābam cōnfirmābās cōnfirmābat cōnfirmābāmus cōnfirmābātis cōnfirmābant
future cōnfirmābō cōnfirmābis cōnfirmābit cōnfirmābimus cōnfirmābitis cōnfirmābunt
perfect cōnfirmāvī cōnfirmāvistī,
cōnfirmāstī1 		cōnfirmāvit,
cōnfirmāt1 		cōnfirmāvimus,
cōnfirmāmus1 		cōnfirmāvistis,
cōnfirmāstis1 		cōnfirmāvērunt,
cōnfirmāvēre,
cōnfirmārunt1
pluperfect cōnfirmāveram,
cōnfirmāram1 		cōnfirmāverās,
cōnfirmārās1 		cōnfirmāverat,
cōnfirmārat1 		cōnfirmāverāmus,
cōnfirmārāmus1 		cōnfirmāverātis,
cōnfirmārātis1 		cōnfirmāverant,
cōnfirmārant1
future perfect cōnfirmāverō,
cōnfirmārō1 		cōnfirmāveris,
cōnfirmāris1 		cōnfirmāverit,
cōnfirmārit1 		cōnfirmāverimus,
cōnfirmārimus1 		cōnfirmāveritis,
cōnfirmāritis1 		cōnfirmāverint,
cōnfirmārint1
passive present cōnfirmor cōnfirmāris,
cōnfirmāre 		cōnfirmātur cōnfirmāmur cōnfirmāminī cōnfirmantur
imperfect cōnfirmābar cōnfirmābāris,
cōnfirmābāre 		cōnfirmābātur cōnfirmābāmur cōnfirmābāminī cōnfirmābantur
future cōnfirmābor cōnfirmāberis,
cōnfirmābere 		cōnfirmābitur cōnfirmābimur cōnfirmābiminī cōnfirmābuntur
perfect cōnfirmātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect cōnfirmātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect cōnfirmātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present cōnfirmem cōnfirmēs cōnfirmet cōnfirmēmus cōnfirmētis cōnfirment
imperfect cōnfirmārem cōnfirmārēs cōnfirmāret cōnfirmārēmus cōnfirmārētis cōnfirmārent
perfect cōnfirmāverim,
cōnfirmārim1 		cōnfirmāverīs,
cōnfirmārīs1 		cōnfirmāverit,
cōnfirmārit1 		cōnfirmāverīmus,
cōnfirmārīmus1 		cōnfirmāverītis,
cōnfirmārītis1 		cōnfirmāverint,
cōnfirmārint1
pluperfect cōnfirmāvissem,
cōnfirmāssem1 		cōnfirmāvissēs,
cōnfirmāssēs1 		cōnfirmāvisset,
cōnfirmāsset1 		cōnfirmāvissēmus,
cōnfirmāssēmus1 		cōnfirmāvissētis,
cōnfirmāssētis1 		cōnfirmāvissent,
cōnfirmāssent1
passive present cōnfirmer cōnfirmēris,
cōnfirmēre 		cōnfirmētur cōnfirmēmur cōnfirmēminī cōnfirmentur
imperfect cōnfirmārer cōnfirmārēris,
cōnfirmārēre 		cōnfirmārētur cōnfirmārēmur cōnfirmārēminī cōnfirmārentur
perfect cōnfirmātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect cōnfirmātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — cōnfirmā — — cōnfirmāte —
future — cōnfirmātō cōnfirmātō — cōnfirmātōte cōnfirmantō
passive present — cōnfirmāre — — cōnfirmāminī —
future — cōnfirmātor cōnfirmātor — — cōnfirmantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives cōnfirmāre cōnfirmāvisse,
cōnfirmāsse1 		cōnfirmātūrum esse cōnfirmārī cōnfirmātum esse cōnfirmātum īrī
participles cōnfirmāns — cōnfirmātūrus — cōnfirmātus cōnfirmandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
cōnfirmandī cōnfirmandō cōnfirmandum cōnfirmandō cōnfirmātum cōnfirmātū

1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

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References

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  • “confirmo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “confirmo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • confirmo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to quote precedents for a thing: aliquid exemplis probare, comprobare, confirmare
    • to prove a thing indisputably: argumentis confirmare, comprobare, evincere aliquid (or c. Acc. c. Inf.)
    • to strengthen, confirm a person's courage: animum alicuius confirmare
    • to strengthen a person in his hopes: spem alicuius confirmare
    • to weaken, destroy a man's credit: fidem alicuius imminuere, infirmare (opp. confirmare)
    • to encourage, embolden the soldiery: animos militum confirmare (B. G. 5. 49)

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confirmo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of confirmar

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /konˈfiɾmo/ [kõɱˈfiɾ.mo]
  • Rhymes: -iɾmo
  • Syllabification: con‧fir‧mo

Verb

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confirmo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of confirmar
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