"confermen" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Middle English]

IPA: /kɔnˈfɛrmən/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French confermer, from Latin confirmō; equivalent to con- + fermen. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|confermer}} Old French confermer, {{der|enm|la|confirmō}} Latin confirmō, {{af|enm|con-|fermen}} con- + fermen Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} confermen Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|conferm|y=0}} Forms: weak [table-tags], confermen [infinitive], to confermen [infinitive], conferme [infinitive], conferme [first-person, present, singular], confermed [first-person, past, singular], confermest [present, second-person, singular], confermedest [past, second-person, singular], confermeth [present, singular, third-person], confermed [past, singular, third-person], conferme [present, singular, subjunctive], confermed [past, singular, subjunctive], conferme [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], confermen [plural, present], conferme [plural, present], confermeden [past, plural], confermede [past, plural], confermeth [imperative, plural, present], conferme [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], confermynge [participle, present], confermende [participle, present], confermed [participle, past]
  1. To strengthen; to make firm or secure:
    To confirm (assure accuracy)
    Categories (topical): Property law
    Sense id: en-confermen-enm-verb-ZwrPrdJg Disambiguation of Property law: 12 17 20 23 10 18
  2. To strengthen; to make firm or secure:
    To assent to; to approve.
    Categories (topical): Property law
    Sense id: en-confermen-enm-verb-MN4uvCfy Disambiguation of Property law: 12 17 20 23 10 18
  3. To grant land or a title. Categories (topical): Property law
    Sense id: en-confermen-enm-verb-43oHpA8o Disambiguation of Property law: 12 17 20 23 10 18
  4. To confirm (perform the sacrament of confirmation) Categories (topical): Christianity, Property law
    Sense id: en-confermen-enm-verb-AHk7jHBR Disambiguation of Christianity: 12 9 6 50 20 4 Disambiguation of Property law: 12 17 20 23 10 18
  5. (rare) To decide or resolve to do. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Mind, Property law
    Sense id: en-confermen-enm-verb-mLMEXsCs Disambiguation of Mind: 19 19 0 7 55 0 Disambiguation of Property law: 12 17 20 23 10 18 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Middle English terms prefixed with con- Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 17 17 6 7 45 8 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 18 6 8 44 7 Disambiguation of Middle English terms prefixed with con-: 16 16 7 7 46 8
  6. (rare) To claim; to state. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Property law
    Sense id: en-confermen-enm-verb-GL7LaA7T Disambiguation of Property law: 12 17 20 23 10 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: comferme, conferme, confermi, confirme, confirmye Related terms: confermement, confermynge, confirmacioun

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          "land",
          "land"
        ],
        [
          "title",
          "title"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To confirm (perform the sacrament of confirmation)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "confirm",
          "confirm"
        ],
        [
          "confirmation",
          "confirmation#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To decide or resolve to do."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "decide",
          "decide"
        ],
        [
          "resolve",
          "resolve"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To decide or resolve to do."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To claim; to state."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "claim",
          "claim"
        ],
        [
          "state",
          "state"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To claim; to state."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔnˈfɛrmən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "comferme"
    },
    {
      "word": "conferme"
    },
    {
      "word": "confermi"
    },
    {
      "word": "confirme"
    },
    {
      "word": "confirmye"
    }
  ],
  "word": "confermen"
}

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