affirm
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affirm
- /əˈfɝm/ US
- /əˈfɜːm/ UK
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)m
Where it comes from
From Middle English affermen, from Old French afermer, affermer, from Latin affirmare, adfirmare (“to present as fixed, aver, affirm”), from ad (“to”) + firmare (“to make firm”), from firmus (“firm”). By surface analysis, af- + firm.
verb affirms · affirming · affirmed · affirm
- To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively. She affirmed that she would go when I asked her.
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To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true.
Jesus, […] whom Paul affirmed to be alive
Similar: protest
- To support or encourage. gender-affirming; trans-affirming
- To make firm; to confirm, or ratify; especially (law) to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review.
- To state under a solemn promise to tell the truth which is considered legally equivalent to an oath, especially of those who have religious or other moral objections to swearing oaths; also solemnly affirm.
Similar: validate · Opposite: disaffirm, deny, repudiate, invalidate
interjection
- Yes; true; correct.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: aver, assert, avow, corroborate, substantiate, confirm, swear, sustain, support, swan, affirmative, affirmation, assertion, confirmation, asserted, validate
verb
Similar: validate · Opposite: disaffirm, deny, repudiate, invalidate
Translations
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verb to agree with or verify
| Español | afirmar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 肯定する kōtei suru |
| 中文 | 承认 chéngrèn, 肯定 kěndìng |
| Português | afirmar |
| Deutsch | zustimmen, bejahen, bestätigen |
| Italiano | affermare |
| Ελληνικά | βεβαιώ vevaió, επιβεβαιώνω epivevaióno |
| Русский | подтверждать podtverždatʹ |
verb to support or encourage
| Español | afirmar |
|---|---|
| Português | afirmar |
| Deutsch | unterstützen |
| Italiano | affermare |
| Ελληνικά | στηρίζω stirízo |
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