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af⋅firm⋅ant

  [uh-fur-muhnt]
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–noun
a person who affirms.
Origin:
1740–50; affirm + -ant
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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.
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