CONFIRMABLE
CONFIRMABLE, adjective That may be confirmed, established or ratified; capable of being made more certain.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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CONFIRMATION
CONFIRMATION, noun1. The act of confirming or establishing; a fixing, settling, establishing or making more certain or firm; establishment.In the defense and confirmation of the...
CONFIRMATIVE
CONFIRMATIVE, adjective Having the power of confirming; tending to establish.
CONFIRMATOR
CONFIRMATOR, noun He or that which confirms.
CONFIRMATORY
CONFIRMATORY, adjective1. That serves to confirm; giving additional strength, force or stability, or additional assurance or evidence.2. Pertaining to the rite of confirmation.
CONFIRMED
CONFIRMED, participle passive1. Made more firm; strengthened; established.2. Admitted to the full privileges of the church.
CONFIRMEDNESS
CONFIRMEDNESS, noun A fixed state.
CONFIRMER
CONFIRMER, noun He or that which confirms, establishes or ratifies; one that produces new evidence; an attester.
CONFIRMING
CONFIRMING, participle present tense Making firm or more firm; strengthening; ratifying; giving additional evidence or proof; establishing.
CONFIRMINGLY
CONFIRMINGLY, adverb In a manner to strengthen or make firm.
CONFISCABLE
CONFISCABLE, adjective [See Confiscate.] That may be confiscated; liable to forfeiture.
CONFISCATE
CONFISCATE, verb transitive [Latin, a basket, hamper or bag; hence, revenue or the Emperors treasure.] To adjudge to be forfeited to the public treasury, as the goods or estate ...
CONFISCATED
CONFISCATED, participle passive Adjudged to the public treasury, as forfeited goods or estate.
CONFISCATING
CONFISCATING, participle present tense Adjudging to the public use.
CONFISCATION
CONFISCATION, noun The act of condemning as forfeited, and adjudging to the public treasury; as the goods of a criminal who has committed a public offense. Ezra 7:26.
CONFISCATOR
CONFISCATOR, noun One who confiscates.
CONFISCATORY
CONFISCATORY, adjective Consigning to forfeiture.
CONFIT
CONFIT, noun A sweetmeat. [See Confect.]
CONFITENT
CONFITENT, noun [Latin See Confess.] One who confesses his sins and faults. [Not much used.]
CONFITURE
CONFITURE, noun [Latin This word is corrupted into comfit, which is now used.] A sweetmeat; confection; comfit.
CONFIX
CONFIX, verb transitive [Latin, to fix, to thrust to or on. See Fix.] To fix down; to fasten.
CONFIXED
CONFIXED, participle passive Fixed down or to; fastened.
CONFIXING
CONFIXING, participle present tense Fixing to or on; fastening.
CONFIXURE
CONFIXURE, noun The act of fastening.
CONFLAGRANT
CONFLAGRANT, adjective [Latin, to burn. See Flagrant.] Burning together; involved in a common flame.
CONFLAGRATION
CONFLAGRATION, noun [Latin See Flagrant.]1. A great fire or the burning of any great mass of combustibles, as a house, but more especially a city or a forest.2. The burning of t...
CONFLATION
CONFLATION, noun [Latin, to blow. See Blow.]1. The act of blowing tow or more instruments together.2. A melting or casting of metal. [Little used.]