confirm

confirm (one) in (something)

To incorporate one more thoroughly into a religion through a specific ceremony. The bishop will confirm the students in the church later this year.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

confirm someone in something

to perform a religious rite that ties one more closely to one's religion. They confirmed her in the church this morning.
See also: confirm
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • confirm (one) in (something)
  • confirm in
  • confirmed
  • bring (someone or something) up to date
  • bring up to date
  • bring up-to-date
  • include
  • include (one) in (something)
  • include in
  • a cat in gloves catches no mice
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It comes as formerCoronation Streetactress Catherine Tyldesley was confirmed as the fifth star joining the line-up on Thursday.
When cross-examined by Tengku Adnan's lawyer, Datuk Tan Hock Chuan, Mohd Hasbi confirmed that he had phoned and spoke with Tengku Adnan after receiving a copy of the June 14, 2016 cheque deposit receipt through WhatsApp messaging service.
Warsaw, Poland: July 16, 8am Venue: To be confirmed
He said Asian teams India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal have confirmed playing matches in Pakistan while matches with European countries including Australia, South Africa and West Indies would be played in Dubai,' he said and added the final would also be played in Pakistan.
There are 109 confirmed cases of swine flu in the West Midlands.
Title companies can track and confirm that documents relating to their insured transactions and courtesy recordings are properly recorded and provide their clients with confirmation.
The medical condition and risk of death must be confirmed in a certificate issued by a qualified health practitioner.
The next day--as this issue went to press--Ford spokesman Mike Moran confirmed to The Advocate that the company will stop advertising its Jaguar and Land Rover brands in gay publications but insisted it was strictly a business decision.
Constitution, the President of the United States has the power to appoint "Justices of the Supreme Court." The Constitution also requires "the Advice and Consent [approval] of the Senate." In practice, this means that the President nominates a candidate, who must be voted on by the Senate, which confirms (accepts) or rejects the nomination.
By contrast, the Senate confirmed 204, or 95%, of Bush's nominees for judgeships in his first term.
With the disclosure, the FBI becomes the latest federal agency to confirm a probe of the industry.
Review and confirm that new VAT numbers have been received or are in process.
The challenge is to move beyond the initial discovery of potentially useful profiles, to decide what subset of the elements in the profiles needs to be measured, to confirm that the profiles are robust and can be reproducibly measured, and to evaluate the clinical utility of the profiles.
A 4-year-old boy suspected of bird flu also died Tuesday in Thailand but authorities have yet to confirm whether he was infected with the virus.
The taxpayer may take up to two to three days after the lessee entered into the lease contract to confirm notice to the QI and selling dealer.