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af·firm
\əˈfərm, -ə̄m, -əim also aˈ-\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: alteration (influenced by Latin affirmare) of Middle English affermen, from Middle French afermer, from Latin affirmare, from ad- + firmare to make firm, from firmus firm — more at firm
transitive verb
1.
a. : validate, confirm
< he was affirmed as a candidate >
b. : to state positively or with confidence : declare as a fact : assert to be true
< science has become too complex to affirm the existence of universal truths — Henry Adams >
< we cannot affirm that this is the later play — T.S.Eliot >
— opposed to deny
c. : to assert as valid or confirmed (as a judgment, decree, or order brought before an appellate court for review) — compare modify, reverse
d. : to testify to or declare by affirmation — distinguished from swear
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to declare or assert positively
< we must work and affirm, but we have no guess of the value of what we say or do — R.W.Emerson >
b. : to testify or declare by affirmation
< a court ruling that atheists may affirm >
2. : to uphold a judgment or decree of a lower court
< the Court of Appeals affirmed — New York Certified Public Accountant >
Synonyms: see assert, swear |