Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913 Confirmatory /kən-fẽrm'-ət-ôrˌ-ē/ · Con·firm·a·to·ry · IPA /kənˈfɝ.məˌtoɹ.i/ 01 a. Serving to confirm; corroborative. 1. Serving to confirm; corroborative. “A fact confirmatory of the conclusion.” — I. Taylor. 2. Pertaining to the rite of confirmation.