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af·firm    Audio Help   (ə-fûrm')  Pronunciation Key 
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.
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