af'firmant
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| —vb | |
| 1. | (may take a clause as object) to declare to be true; assert positively |
| 2. | to uphold, confirm, or ratify |
| 3. | (intr) law to make an affirmation |
| [C14: via Old French from Latin affirmāre to present (something) as firm or fixed, assert, from ad- to + firmāre to make | |
| af'firmer | |
| —n | |
| af'firmant | |
| —n | |
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