Confirm
Confirm verb - To give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of.
Kill
Kill verb - To reject by or as if by a vote.
Usage example: the Senate killed the bill by a single vote
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- You can choose instead to kill her, and the game will confirm her death in the usual manner... though it won't change the fact that she somehow shows up alive and well in the ending sequence.
Source: Script Breaking -
Between the kitsune's glamour powers and the inflicted doubt, he's not sure that he didn't kill the real Kenzi and he needs Lauren to confirm it for him.
Source: Series / Lost Girl -
Bond Villain Stupidity: Vaas tries to kill Jason in various creative/painful ways without waiting around to confirm him as dead.
Source: Video Game / Far Cry 3
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