Confirm and Demonstrate

Confirm

Confirm verb - To give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of.
Usage example: several eyewitnesses who can confirm the defendant's account of what happened

Demonstrate is a synonym for confirm in show topic. In some cases you can use "Demonstrate" instead a verb "Confirm", when it comes to topics like prove.

Demonstrate

Demonstrate verb - To gain full recognition or acceptance of.
Usage example: you must demonstrate your scientific thesis before a jury of your professional peers

Confirm is a synonym for demonstrate in show topic. You can use "Confirm" instead a verb "Demonstrate", if it concerns topics such as activity, prove, explain.

Common collocations

love confirm love demonstrate love
loyalty confirm loyalty demonstrate loyalty
belief confirm belief demonstrate belief
ability confirm ability demonstrate ability
Other words: status, nature, time, fact, way, version.
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