· establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"
Synonym(s): confirm, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
· give evidence for
Synonym(s): validate
Hypernym(s): confirm, reassert
· support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"
Synonym(s): underpin, bear_out, support
Hypernym(s): match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree