late 14c., of diseases, "firmly established," past-participle adjective from confirm. From mid-15c. as "supported by authority or proof." Of persons, "established in the habit, inveterate," from 1826.
a confirmed bachelor
a confirmed invalid
confirmed reservations
received confirmed reports of casualties
a confirmed Catholic
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