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af⋅firm

  [uh-furm]
Use Affirmed in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to state or assert positively; maintain as true: to affirm one's loyalty to one's country; He affirmed that all was well.
2. to confirm or ratify: The appellate court affirmed the judgment of the lower court.
3. to assert solemnly: He affirmed his innocence.
4. to express agreement with or commitment to; uphold; support: to affirm human rights.
–verb (used without object)
5. Law.
a. to state something solemnly before a court or magistrate, but without oath.
b. to ratify and accept a voidable transaction.
c. (of an appellate court) to determine that the action of the lower court shall stand.
Origin:
1300–50; < L affirmāre, equiv. to af- af- + firmāre to make firm (see firm 1 ); r. ME a(f)fermen < MF afermer < L

Related forms:
af⋅firm⋅a⋅ble, adjective
af⋅firm⋅a⋅bly, adverb
af⋅firm⋅er, noun
af⋅firm⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. aver, asseverate, depose, testify. See declare. 2. approve, endorse.

Antonyms:
1. deny.
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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af·firm   (ə-fûrm')   
v.   af·firmed, af·firm·ing, af·firms

v.   tr.

  1. To declare positively or firmly; maintain to be true.

  2. To support or uphold the validity of; confirm.

v.   intr. Law
To declare solemnly and formally but not 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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

affirm 
1330, from O.Fr. afermer, from L. affirmare "to make steady, strengthen, corroborate," from ad- "to" + firmare "strengthen, make firm," from firmus "strong" (see firm (adj.)). Spelling refashioned 16c. on L. model. Affirmation in law, the Quaker alternative to oath-taking, is attested from 1695. Affirmative "answering yes" is from c,1400, from use in logic; affirmative action "positive effort by employers to prevent discrimination against minority groups in hiring or promotion" is from 1935; now often used more generally for policies such as hiring quotas.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: af·firm
Pronunciation: &-'f&rm
Function: transitive verb
1 : to assert as true or factual
2 : to assert (as a judgment) as valid or confirmed <affirmed the lower court's ruling> —compare REMAND, REVERSE intransitive verb 1 : to make a solemn declaration under the penalties of perjury in place of swearing an oath to which one conscientiously objects
2 : to uphold the judgment or actions of a lower court affirmed> —af·fir·mance /&-'f&r-m&ns/ noun —af·fir·ma·tion /"a-f&r-'mA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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