confirmo

See also: confirmó

Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

confirmo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of confirmar

Galician

Verb

confirmo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of confirmar

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

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
   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.

Derived terms

Descendants

References
  • “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, 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)

Portuguese

Verb

confirmo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of confirmar

Spanish

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

Verb

confirmo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of confirmar
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