reconfirm

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verb

To confirm again; to establish more firmly

OriginEnglish confirm ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

verbreconfirm (third-person singular simple present reconfirms, present participle reconfirming, simple past and past participle reconfirmed)

present singular third person reconfirms · participle present reconfirming · participle past reconfirmed · past reconfirmed

  1. To confirm again; to establish more firmly
  2. datedaeronauticsTo advise an airline of your intention to use a reservation, or risk cancellation.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishconfirm
  7. Englishreconfirm

From re- + confirm.

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Translations

Portuguese reconfirmar
  • reconfirmarconfirm again
Spanish reconfirmar
  • reconfirmarconfirm again

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

confirmer
Cite this entry
APA

reconfirm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconfirm

MLA

“reconfirm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconfirm. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reconfirm,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconfirm.

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