confirmed him

[Allifathima]

"He fuelled his misogyny by cultivating women who confirmed him in this view."
The above sentence is from Oxford dictionary.
As per grammar, the verb - 'confirm' does not take a direct object personal
pronoun like 'him' .
Am I not correct.
Should not the sentence be as below:
"He fuelled his misogyny by cultivating women who confirmed his view."?
Please comment.

[Dozy]

The original sentence is correct, so this form of words is an exception to the supposed rule. (Another occurs in informal usages such as "They've confirmed him on the 10 o'clock flight", which are common enough.)

"who confirmed his view" is possible but is not such a good fit in my opinion. The original wording more accurately means that the women reinforced his opinions.

[Allifathima]

Mister Micawber,
Instead of saying: "They've confirmed him on the 10 o'clock flight."
can I say: "They've confirmed with him on the 10 o'clock flight."?
Which one is more grammatical?

[Beeesneees]

No, that would be completely incorrect.
they've confirmed him... isn't great English, but it is accepted and common in that context and as Dozy says, is an exception to the usual rule.
It means They have given him a confirmed seat on the 10 o'clock flight.
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[Allifathima]

1. I'll confirm my arrival date with/(X: to) you.
2. We'd like to confirm with/for you that we dispatched your order.
Are these sentences OK?

[Beeesneees]

1. 'with' is the usual preposition.
2. is correct.
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