affirm (verb)
1affirm — ► VERB 1) state emphatically or publicly. 2) Law make a formal declaration rather than taking an oath. DERIVATIVES affirmation noun. ORIGIN Latin affirmare, from firmus strong …
2affirm — af·firm /ə fərm/ vt 1: to assert as true or factual 2: to assert (as a judgment) as valid or confirmed affirm ed the lower court s ruling compare remand, reverse …
3affirm — verb Etymology: Middle English affermen, from Anglo French afermer, from Latin affirmare, from ad + firmare to make firm, from firmus firm more at firm Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. validate, confirm …
4affirm — verb Affirm is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑court Affirm is used with these nouns as the object: ↑belief, ↑commitment, ↑conviction, ↑decision, ↑existence, ↑faith, ↑identity, ↑importance, ↑right …
5affirm — verb a) To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively. She affirmed that she would go when I asked her. b) To support or encourage They did everything they could to affirm the childrens self confide …
6affirm — verb 1 (T) formal to state publicly that something is true: The general affirmed rumors of an attack. 2 (T) formal to strengthen a feeling, belief, or idea: By submitting to male values, they symbolically affirm male superiority. 3 (T) technical… …
7affirm — verb state emphatically or publicly. ↘Law ratify (a judgement or agreement). ↘Law make a formal declaration rather than taking an oath. Derivatives affirmation noun affirmatory adjective affirmer noun Origin ME (in the sense make firm ): via OFr …
8affirm — verb 1) he affirmed that they would lend military assistance Syn: declare, state, assert, proclaim, pronounce, attest, swear, avow, guarantee, pledge, give an undertaking; formal aver Ant: deny 2) …
9affirm — verb Syn: declare, state, assert, proclaim, pronounce, attest, swear Ant: deny …
10affirm — [[t]əfɜ͟ː(r)m[/t]] affirms, affirming, affirmed 1) VERB If you affirm that something is true or that something exists, you state firmly and publicly that it is true or exists. [FORMAL] [V that] The European Community has repeatedly affirmed that… …
