affirm
[ uh-furm ]
/ əˈfɜrm /
verb (used with object)
to state or assert positively; maintain as true: to affirm one's loyalty to one's country; He affirmed that all was well.
to confirm or ratify: The appellate court affirmed the judgment of the lower court.
to assert solemnly: He affirmed his innocence.
to express agreement with or commitment to; uphold; support: to affirm human rights.
verb (used without object)
Law.
- to state something solemnly before a court or magistrate, but without oath.
- to ratify and accept a voidable transaction.
- (of an appellate court) to determine that the action of the lower court shall stand.
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Origin of affirm
SYNONYMS FOR affirm
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1. See declare.
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affirm
/ (əˈfɜːm) /
verb (mainly tr)
(may take a clause as object) to declare to be true; assert positively
to uphold, confirm, or ratify
(intr) law to make an affirmation
Derived forms of affirm
affirmer or affirmant, nounWord Origin for affirm
C14: via Old French from Latin affirmāre to present (something) as firm or fixed, assert, from ad- to + firmāre to make firm 1
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