To confirm the statements of; maintain the truthfulness of (a person); bear out.
To assent to; yield to; humour by agreement or concession.
Origin
From Middle English sothen, from Old English sōþian, from Proto-Germanic *sanþōną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-. Cognate with Danish sande, Swedish sanna, Icelandic sanna, Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽, 𐍃𐌿𐌸𐌾𐍉𐌽. See also: sooth.
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