affirm
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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.
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affirm (əˈfɜːm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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Word Origin & History
affirm
early 14c., 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.
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Example sentences
There's not a shred of evidence to affirm they were.
Users had to affirm they were 18 or older to use the link.
Whether talks begin with three, four or five countries, the Madrid summiteers will affirm that the door remains open.
We cannot agree that this is the case here and affirm the decision and order.
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