reconfirm
verb
(alsore-confirm)uk/ˌriː.kənˈfɜːm/us/ˌriː.kənˈfɝːm/reconfirmverb(PROVE TRUE)
[T]
toprovethat abeliefor anopinionistrue:
Thefailureof thebookreconfirmed forpublisherswhat they alwaysknew.
The team'sattitudehas reconfirmed mybeliefthat it is thebestcrewI haveeverworkedwith.
Synonym
confirm(PROVE TRUE)
Proving and disproving
- actions speak louder than wordsidiom
- anti-sexist
- attest
- authenticate
- convince
- credential
- demonstrability
- demonstrable
- demonstrably
- dispel
- disprove
- lie
- non-documentary
- non-evidence
- probatory
- proof positive
- provable
- the acid test
- vindicate
- vindication
reconfirmverb(STATE INTENTION)
[T]
tostateanintentionorwishveryclearly, for the secondtimeor more:
Thegovernmenthas reconfirmeditscommitmenttoincreaseforeigninvestment.
Themanageryesterdayreconfirmed hisdesiretokeeptheplayerat theclub.
Stressing & emphasizing
- accentuate
- accentuation
- all day longidiom
- ass
- believe
- drive/hammersomethinghomeidiom
- drop the micidiom
- exactly
- foreground
- insistence
- intensely
- like blazesidiom
- misemphasis
- overemphasis
- overemphasize
- percent
- ram
- stress
- underscore
- work/laugh/freeze, etc.yourass offidiom
reconfirmverb(MAKE CERTAIN)
[IorT]
to make anarrangementormeetingcertain, often byphoneor writing, for the secondtimeor more:
Please reconfirmyourvisarequirementswithyourtravelagent.
Allowextratimeat theairportand reconfirmrepeatedly.
Planning, expecting and arranging
- accidentally
- accidentally on purposeidiom
- advertent
- advisedly
- aim atsomething
- bargain
- I might have knownidiom
- I'll/we'll cross that bridge when I/we come/get to itidiom
- insomeone'scrosshairsidiom
- in the pipelineidiom
- in the worksidiom
- planner
- provision
- purposefully
- purposely
- put the cart before the horseidiom
- puttheirheads togetheridiom
- rearrange
- settle
- sleeve