"confermen" meaning in All languages combined

See confermen on Wiktionary

Verb [Middle English]

IPA: /kɔnˈfɛrmən/, /kunˈfɛrmən/
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: no-table-tags [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], comferme [alternative], conferme [alternative], confermi [alternative], confirme [alternative], confirmye [alternative]
  1. To strengthen; to make firm or secure:
    To confirm (assure accuracy)
    Sense id: en-confermen-enm-verb-ZwrPrdJg Categories (other): Middle English terms prefixed with con-, Christianity Disambiguation of Middle English terms prefixed with con-: 20 21 14 13 17 15 Disambiguation of Christianity: 43 4 4 41 3 5
  2. To strengthen; to make firm or secure:
    To assent to; to approve.
    Sense id: en-confermen-enm-verb-MN4uvCfy Categories (other): Middle English terms prefixed with con-, Property law Disambiguation of Middle English terms prefixed with con-: 20 21 14 13 17 15 Disambiguation of Property law: 3 32 37 9 3 16
  3. To grant land or a title.
    Sense id: en-confermen-enm-verb-43oHpA8o Categories (other): Middle English terms prefixed with con-, Property law Disambiguation of Middle English terms prefixed with con-: 20 21 14 13 17 15 Disambiguation of Property law: 3 32 37 9 3 16
  4. To confirm (perform the sacrament of confirmation)
    Sense id: en-confermen-enm-verb-AHk7jHBR Categories (other): Middle English terms prefixed with con-, Christianity Disambiguation of Middle English terms prefixed with con-: 20 21 14 13 17 15 Disambiguation of Christianity: 43 4 4 41 3 5
  5. (rare) To decide or resolve to do. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-confermen-enm-verb-mLMEXsCs Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms prefixed with con-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 14 15 13 11 35 12 Disambiguation of Middle English terms prefixed with con-: 20 21 14 13 17 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 18 15 13 30 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 9 9 8 57 9
  6. (rare) To claim; to state. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-confermen-enm-verb-GL7LaA7T Categories (other): Middle English terms prefixed with con-, Property law Disambiguation of Middle English terms prefixed with con-: 20 21 14 13 17 15 Disambiguation of Property law: 3 32 37 9 3 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: confermement, confermynge, confirmacioun
Categories (other): Mind Disambiguation of Mind: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(rare) To decide or resolve to do."
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    {
      "ipa": "/kɔnˈfɛrmən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kunˈfɛrmən/"
    }
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        "To confirm (assure accuracy)"
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      "links": [
        [
          "strengthen",
          "strengthen"
        ],
        [
          "make",
          "make"
        ],
        [
          "firm",
          "firm"
        ],
        [
          "secure",
          "secure"
        ],
        [
          "assent",
          "assent"
        ],
        [
          "approve",
          "approve"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To grant land or a title."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grant",
          "grant"
        ],
        [
          "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/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kunˈfɛrmən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "confermen"
}

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