affirmer

af·firm

A0122200 (ə-fûrm′)v. af·firmed, af·firm·ing, af·firms v.tr.1. To declare positively; assert to be true: a philosopher affirming the existence of free will; a document affirming that each student has completed the course.2. To declare support for or belief in: affirm the right to self-determination.3. Law To rule (a court decision) to have been correct; confirm: The Supreme Court affirmed the lower court's decision.v.intr. Law To assert that one will give true testimony equivalent to that which would be given while under oath.

---

[Middle English affermen, from Old French afermer, from Latin affirmāre : ad-, ad- + firmāre, to strengthen (from firmus, strong; see dher- in Indo-European roots).]

---

af·firm′a·ble adj.af·firm′a·bly adv.af·fir′mant adj. & n.af·firm′er n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

affirmer - someone who claims to speak the truth; "a bold asserter"; "a declarer of his intentions"; "affirmers of traditional doctrine"; "an asseverator of strong convictions"; "an avower of his own great intelligence"asserter, asseverator, avower, declarercommunicator - a person who communicates with otherspostulator - someone who assumes or takes something for granted as the basis of an argument