affirmed (verb)

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• affirm — verb 1) he affirmed that they would lend military assistance Syn: declare, state, assert, proclaim, pronounce, attest, swear, avow, guarantee, pledge, give an undertaking; formal aver Ant: deny 2) …   Thesaurus of popular words

• affirm — verb Etymology: Middle English affermen, from Anglo French afermer, from Latin affirmare, from ad + firmare to make firm, from firmus firm more at firm Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. validate, confirm …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• affirm — verb a) To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively. She affirmed that she would go when I asked her. b) To support or encourage They did everything they could to affirm the childrens self confide …   Wiktionary

• affirm — verb 1 (T) formal to state publicly that something is true: The general affirmed rumors of an attack. 2 (T) formal to strengthen a feeling, belief, or idea: By submitting to male values, they symbolically affirm male superiority. 3 (T) technical… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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• affirm — [[t]əfɜ͟ː(r)m[/t]] affirms, affirming, affirmed 1) VERB If you affirm that something is true or that something exists, you state firmly and publicly that it is true or exists. [FORMAL] [V that] The European Community has repeatedly affirmed that… …   English dictionary

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