Confirm
Settle
Settle verb - To come to an agreement or decision concerning the details of.
Usage example: settled their wedding plans without any major disagreements
Confirm is a synonym for settle in activity topic. Sometimes you can use "Confirm" instead a verb "Settle", if it concerns topics such as establish, determine, resolve.
Common collocations
| relationship | confirm relationship | settle relationship |
| way | confirm way | settle way |
| times | confirm times | settle times |
| claims | confirm claims | settle claims |
Both words in one sentence
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Kaiji's worldview starts out more or less the same, but his concealed beliefs about the worth of humanity, trust and decency quickly gain the upper hand and a humanist view starts to settle in and remains there despite going through things that confirm the cynical vision.
Source: Manga / Kaiji -
Not to mention that, no matter how many times someone tells you the missing line is "Can you settle to shoot me," the reality is that both the creators of the show and the writers of the song have absolutely refused to confirm that or even hint at the correct wording.
Source: Surreal Theme Tune
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