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Confirmation

The act of confirming or strengthening; the act of establishing, ratifying, or sanctioning; as, the confirmation of an appointment.

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Agreement 76% connected

State of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character; concurrence; concord; conformity; as, a good agreement subsists among the mem…

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Information 76% connected

The act of informing, or communicating knowledge or intelligence.

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Proof 76% connected

Any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.

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Sacrament 76% connected

The oath of allegiance taken by Roman soldiers; hence, a sacred ceremony used to impress an obligation; a solemn oath-taking; an oath.

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Certification 76% connected

The act of certifying.

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Corroboration 76% connected

The act of corroborating, strengthening, or confirming; addition of strength; confirmation; as, the corroboration of an argument, or of information.

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Reenforcement 76% connected

The act of reenforcing, or the state of being reenforced.

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Reinforcement 76% connected

See Reenforcement.

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Check 74% connected

A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece,…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Check 74% connected

A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece,…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Confirm 74% connected

To make firm or firmer; to add strength to; to establish; as, health is confirmed by exercise.

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Confirm 74% connected

To make firm or firmer; to add strength to; to establish; as, health is confirmed by exercise.

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Corroborate 74% connected

To make strong, or to give additional strength to; to strengthen.

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Corroborate 74% connected

To make strong, or to give additional strength to; to strengthen.

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Insure 74% connected

To make sure or secure; as, to insure safety to any one.

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Insure 74% connected

To make sure or secure; as, to insure safety to any one.

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Sign 74% connected

That by which anything is made known or represented; that which furnishes evidence; a mark; a token; an indication; a proof.

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Sign 74% connected

That by which anything is made known or represented; that which furnishes evidence; a mark; a token; an indication; a proof.

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Check 92% connected

A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece,…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Ratification 92% connected

The act of ratifying; the state of being ratified; confirmation; sanction; as, the ratification of a treaty.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Substantiation 92% connected

The act of substantiating or proving; evidence; proof.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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verification 92% connected

Checking that something was built according to its requirements.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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