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affirm definition

af·firm (ə fʉrm′)

transitive verb

  1. to say positively; declare firmly; assert to be true
  2. to make valid; confirm; uphold; ratify (a law, decision, or judgment)

Etymology: ME affermen < OFr affermer < L affirmare, to present as fixed < ad-, to + firmare, to make firm < firmus: see firm

intransitive verb

Law to declare solemnly, but not under oath; make affirmation

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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