Verb

1. Make a solemn declaration in place of an oath

Etymology

From Middle English < Old French < Latin affirmare, adfirmare ("to present as fixed, aver, affirm") < ad ("to") + firmare ("to make firm") < firmus ("firm").

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)m

Verb

to affirm (third-person singular simple present affirms or (archaic) affirmeth, present participle affirming, simple past and past participle affirmed)

1. To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.
   
   She affirmed that she would go when I asked her.
   
   
2. To support or encourage
   
   They did everything they could to affirm the children's self-confidence.

Antonyms

• deny

Related terms

• affirmation
• affirmative

See also

• affirmative action
• confirm

External links

• affirm in Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• affirm in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• affirm at OneLook Dictionary Search

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