reaffirmv.

Brit.

/ˌriːəˈfəːm/, U.S.

/ˌriəˈfərm/

Forms: see re- prefix and affirm v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, affirm v.

Etymology: < re- prefix + affirm v.

†1. transitive. To confirm again or once more; to strengthen again. Cf. affirm v. 4. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > strengthening or confirmation of immaterial things > strengthen or confirm immaterial things [verb (transitive)] > again

restrengthen1587

reaffirm1611

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words at Raffermare To re-affirme, to re-confirme.

2. transitive. To affirm or assert again or once more; to maintain and stand by (a statement, etc.) again, restate strongly. Cf. affirm v. 1b, 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > assertion or affirmation > [verb (transitive)] > again or anew

reaffirm1624

reassert1647

1624 J. Skinner True Relation Proc. against Eng. at Amboyna i. 16 Samuel Colson..beeing told, that vnlesse hee would now make good his former confession against Captaine Towerson, he should to the torture; coldly re-affirmed the same, and so was sent away.

a1681 R. Allestree 40 Serm. (1684) II. xix. 263 To this I shall apply our Saviors discourse dividing not the Text but Conscience, and in the several members verifying what our Savior he reaffirms.

1706 J. Humfrey De Justif. 29 I must yet say more, and but the Truth, and being said before, re-affirm it.

1783 E. Burke Let. to Peer of Ireland 4 It is not easy for me to determine whether or no it was wise..solemnly to re-affirm the principles, and to re-enact the provisions of a code of statutes, by which you are totally excluded from the priveleges of the Commonwealth.

a1842 W. E. Channing Perfect Life (1873) i. 25 I close with re-affirming the truth that I have aimed to impress.

1884 Spectator 4 Oct. 1289/2 The electors have since..reaffirmed and strengthened that decision.

1905 H. James in N. Amer. Rev. May 651 The white paint, on wooden walls, amid open dooryard, reaffirms itself eternally behind them.

1949 J. Gutman in P. A. Schilpp Philos. Ernst Cassirer ii. xiii. 464 Cassirer once again raised the standard of self-knowledge, [and] reaffirmed the doctrine that the unexamined life is no life for man.

1990 M. Forster Lady's Maid xvii. 255 He did not seem to resent the six months' interval, once she had reaffirmed the engagement was official.

Derivatives

reaˈffirmer n. a person who reaffirms something.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > assertion or affirmation > [noun] > renewed or repeated > one who asserts again

reassertor1859

reinforcer1873

reaffirmer1892

1892 A. B. Bruce Apologetics ii. v. 231 They were only re~affirmers with new emphasis of the ancient faith.

1901 Davenport (Iowa) Daily Leader 23 Aug. 6/2 They will represent the Democracy of the state better than the action of the reaffirmers.

1965 Mod. Lang. Jrnl. 49 148 At these extremes they remain available to successive generations as reminders of ethnicity, and, when needed, as reaffirmers of ethnicity.

2001 Childhood Educ. (Nexis) 22 Sept. 37 Reaffirmers require administrative support, an incentive system, and evidence of how their efforts influence teaching.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	reaffirm
释义	reaffirmv. Brit. /ˌriːəˈfəːm/, U.S. /ˌriəˈfərm/ Forms: see re- prefix and affirm v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, affirm v. Etymology: < re- prefix + affirm v. †1. transitive. To confirm again or once more; to strengthen again. Cf. affirm v. 4. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > strengthening or confirmation of immaterial things > strengthen or confirm immaterial things [verb (transitive)] > again restrengthen1587 reaffirm1611 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words at Raffermare To re-affirme, to re-confirme. 2. transitive. To affirm or assert again or once more; to maintain and stand by (a statement, etc.) again, restate strongly. Cf. affirm v. 1b, 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assertion or affirmation > [verb (transitive)] > again or anew reaffirm1624 reassert1647 1624 J. Skinner True Relation Proc. against Eng. at Amboyna i. 16 Samuel Colson..beeing told, that vnlesse hee would now make good his former confession against Captaine Towerson, he should to the torture; coldly re-affirmed the same, and so was sent away. a1681 R. Allestree 40 Serm. (1684) II. xix. 263 To this I shall apply our Saviors discourse dividing not the Text but Conscience, and in the several members verifying what our Savior he reaffirms. 1706 J. Humfrey De Justif. 29 I must yet say more, and but the Truth, and being said before, re-affirm it. 1783 E. Burke Let. to Peer of Ireland 4 It is not easy for me to determine whether or no it was wise..solemnly to re-affirm the principles, and to re-enact the provisions of a code of statutes, by which you are totally excluded from the priveleges of the Commonwealth. a1842 W. E. Channing Perfect Life (1873) i. 25 I close with re-affirming the truth that I have aimed to impress. 1884 Spectator 4 Oct. 1289/2 The electors have since..reaffirmed and strengthened that decision. 1905 H. James in N. Amer. Rev. May 651 The white paint, on wooden walls, amid open dooryard, reaffirms itself eternally behind them. 1949 J. Gutman in P. A. Schilpp Philos. Ernst Cassirer ii. xiii. 464 Cassirer once again raised the standard of self-knowledge, [and] reaffirmed the doctrine that the unexamined life is no life for man. 1990 M. Forster Lady's Maid xvii. 255 He did not seem to resent the six months' interval, once she had reaffirmed the engagement was official. Derivatives reaˈffirmer n. a person who reaffirms something. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assertion or affirmation > [noun] > renewed or repeated > one who asserts again reassertor1859 reinforcer1873 reaffirmer1892 1892 A. B. Bruce Apologetics ii. v. 231 They were only re~affirmers with new emphasis of the ancient faith. 1901 Davenport (Iowa) Daily Leader 23 Aug. 6/2 They will represent the Democracy of the state better than the action of the reaffirmers. 1965 Mod. Lang. Jrnl. 49 148 At these extremes they remain available to successive generations as reminders of ethnicity, and, when needed, as reaffirmers of ethnicity. 2001 Childhood Educ. (Nexis) 22 Sept. 37 Reaffirmers require administrative support, an incentive system, and evidence of how their efforts influence teaching. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1611
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