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Definition of "reconfirm" [re•con•firm]

  • To confirm again, especially to establish or support more firmly: reconfirmed the reservations. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "reconfirm" in a sentence
  • "On March 18, acting Federal Aviation Administrator Robert Sturgell ordered aviation inspectors to "reconfirm" that airlines operating within the U.S. have complied with all airworthiness directives."
  • "Last Friday, President Bush asked the Justice Dept. to look into whether those 200,000 new Ohio voters must "reconfirm" their registrations before Election Day, to make certain mismatches don't signal fraudulent registrations."
  • "** UPDATE 2** A week after the Supreme Court dismissed the case, President Bush last Friday asked the Justice Dept. to look into whether those 200,000 new Ohio voters must "reconfirm" their registrations before Election Day, to make certain mismatches don't signal fraudulent registrations."