affirm.
To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.
Meaning & usage
To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.
She affirmed that she would go when I asked her.
To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true.
To support or encourage.
gender-affirming; trans-affirming
They did everything they could to affirm the children's self-confidence.
To make firm; to confirm, or ratify; especially (law) to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review.
To state under a solemn promise to tell the truth which is considered legally equivalent to an oath, especially of those who have religious or other moral objections to swearing oaths; also solemnly affirm.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English affermen, from Old French afermer, affermer, from Latin affirmare, adfirmare (“to present as fixed, aver, affirm”), from ad (“to”) + firmare (“to make firm”), from firmus (“firm”). By surface analysis, af- + firm.
Yes; true; correct.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English affermen, from Old French afermer, affermer, from Latin affirmare, adfirmare (“to present as fixed, aver, affirm”), from ad (“to”) + firmare (“to make firm”), from firmus (“firm”). By surface analysis, af- + firm.
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