affirm

af·firm

 (ə-fûrm′)

v. af·firmed, af·firm·ing, af·firms

v.tr.

1. To declare positively; assert to be true: a philosopher affirming the existence of free will; a document affirming that each student has completed the course.

2. To declare support for or belief in: affirm the right to self-determination.

3. Law To rule (a court decision) to have been correct; confirm: The Supreme Court affirmed the lower court's decision.

v.intr. Law

To assert that one will give true testimony equivalent to that which would be given while under oath.

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[Middle English affermen, from Old French afermer, from Latin affirmāre : ad-, ad- + firmāre, to strengthen (from firmus, strong; see dher- in Indo-European roots).]

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af·firm′a·ble adj.

af·firm′a·bly adv.

af·fir′mant adj. & n.

af·firm′er n.

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affirm

(əˈfɜːm)

vb (mainly tr)

1. (may take a clause as object) to declare to be true; assert positively

2. to uphold, confirm, or ratify

3. (Law) (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 firm¹]

afˈfirmer, afˈfirmant n

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af•firm

(əˈfɜrm)

v.t.

1. to assert positively: to affirm one's loyalty.

2. to confirm or ratify: The judgment of the lower court was affirmed.

3. to express agreement with; support; uphold.

v.i.

4.

a. to state something solemnly before a court or magistrate, but without oath.

b. (of an appellate court) to determine that the action of the lower court shall stand.

[1300–50; Middle English a(f)fermen < Middle French afermer < Latin affirmāre]

af•firm′a•ble, adj.

af•firm′a•bly, adv.

af•firm′er, n.

af•firm′ing•ly, adv.

syn: See declare.

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affirm

Past participle: affirmed
Gerund: affirming

Imperative

affirm

affirm

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	affirm - establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant" confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain back up, back - establish as valid or genuine; "Can you back up your claims?" vouch - give supporting evidence; "He vouched his words by his deeds" verify - confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim" shew, show, demonstrate, prove, establish - establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture" document - support or supply with references; "Can you document your claims?" validate - prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something negate, contradict - prove negative; show to be false
	2.	affirm - to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent" avow, swan, swear, assert, aver, verify hold - assert or affirm; "Rousseau's philosophy holds that people are inherently good" claim, take - lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea" attest - authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity; "I attest this signature" declare - state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent" declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" protest - affirm or avow formally or solemnly; "The suspect protested his innocence" assure, tell - inform positively and with certainty and confidence; "I tell you that man is a crook!"
	3.	affirm - say yes to         claim - assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar" reaffirm - affirm once again; "He reaffirmed his faith in the church" reassert, confirm - strengthen or make more firm; "The witnesses confirmed the victim's account" defend, maintain - state or assert; "He maintained his innocence"

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affirm

verb

1. declare, state, maintain, swear, assert, testify, pronounce, certify, attest, avow, aver, asseverate, avouch 'The place is a dump,' she affirmed.
declare deny, retract

2. confirm, prove, sanction, endorse, ratify, verify, validate, bear out, substantiate, corroborate, authenticate Everything I had accomplished seemed to affirm that opinion.
confirm reject, renounce, refute, disallow, repudiate, rescind, rebut

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affirm

verb

1. To put into words positively and with conviction:

allege, argue, assert, asseverate, aver, avouch, avow, claim, contend, declare, hold, maintain, say, state.

Idiom: have it.

2. To accept officially:

adopt, approve, confirm, pass, ratify, sanction.

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Translations

يُؤَكِّد

tvrdit

bekræfteforsikre

beteuernzusichern

afirmar

affirmerassurercertifierconfirmerconstater

staîfesta

affermareaffermativadichiarare

pozityvus elgesyspritariamasisteigiamastvirtinimastvirtinti

apgalvotapstiprināt

bekrefteforsikre

afirmar

iddia etmekkesinlikle söylemek

断言

affirm

[əˈfɜːm] VT (= state) → afirmar, aseverar; (= confirm) → confirmar

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affirm

[əˈfɜː^rm] vt

(= assert) → affirmer
to affirm that ... → affirmer que ...

(= confirm) → confirmer

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affirm

vt

(= assert) → versichern; (very forcefully) → beteuern; he affirmed his innocence → er versicherte, dass er unschuldig sei, er beteuerte seine Unschuld

(= ratify) → bestätigen

vi (Jur) → eidesstattlich or an Eidesstatt erklären

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affirm

[əˈfɜːm] vt → affermare, asserire

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affirm

(əˈfəːm) verb

to state something positively and firmly. Despite all the policeman's questions the lady continued to affirm that she was innocent. bevestig يُؤَكِّد твърдя afirmar tvrdit beteuern, zusichern bekræfte; forsikre διαβεβαιώνωafirmar kinnitama بطور قطع گفتن vakuuttaa affirmer לְאָשֶר प्रमाणित करना, दृढ़तापुर्वक कहना potvrditi állít mengukuhkan, menegaskan staðfesta affermare 断言する 확언하다 tvirtinti apgalvot; apstiprināt meyakinkan verklarenforsikre, bekreftetwierdzić په څرګند ډول ویل afirmar a afirma, a susţine утверждать tvrdiť trditi potvrditi försäkra, hävda ยืนยัน iddia etmek, kesinlikle söylemek 斷言 твердити, стверджувати اثبات کرنا quả quyết 断言

ˌaffirˈmation (ӕ-) noun

bevestiging تَأكِيد твърдение afirmação (po)tvrzení die Behauptung bekræftelse; forsikring διαβεβαίωσηafirmación kinnitus تأیید vakuutus affirmation אשור, אישור अभिपुष्टि potvrda állítás; jóváhagyás pengukuhan, penegasan staðfesting affermazione 断言 확언 tvirtinimas apgalvojums; apstiprinājums keyakinan bevestigingbekreftelsetwierdzenie منل ، تایید کول afirmação afirmaţie утверждение tvrdenie; potvrdenie trditev potvrda bekräftelse, försäkran การยืนยัน onay, tasdik 斷言 стверджування; підтвердження تصدیق، قول sự quả quyết 断言

afˈfirmative (-tiv) adjective, noun

saying or indicating yes to a question, suggestion etc. He gave an affirmative nod; a reply in the affirmative. ja إيجَابِي положителен afirmativo souhlasný, kladný; souhlas bejahend bekræftende καταφατικόςafirmativo jaatav اظهار مثبت؛ تصدیق myöntävä affirmatifחיובי स्वीकारात्मक potvrdan állító mengukuhkan, menyetujui jákvæður; játandi affermativo 肯定の 확정적인 teigiamas, pritariamasis apstiprinošs persetujuan bevestigendbekreftendetwierdzący مثبته څرګندونه ، تصدیق کول afirmativo afirmativ утвердительный kladný pritrdilen potvrdan bekräftande, jakande ซึ่งแสดงถึงการยินยอม olumlu 肯定的 стверджувальний; “так” سچا ، یقینی khẳng định 肯定的

affirmative ˌaction noun

(American) the practice of giving better opportunities (jobs, education etc) to people who, it is thought, are treated unfairly (minorities, women etc). regstellend مَوْقِف إيجَابِي مُؤَيِّد положителни действия favorecer zvýhodňování die Bevorzugung (Anti-Diskriminierng) positiv diskriminering; kønsdiskriminering παροχή ευκαιριών σε μειονότητες acción positiva, medidas antidiscriminatorias (varem diskrimineeritutele teistega) võrdsete õiguste tagamine سیاست جبران بی عدالتی گذشته vähemmistöjen työ- ja koulutusmahdollisuuksien parantaminen mesures anti–discriminatoires אַפלָיָה מְתָקֶנֶת समर्थनकारी pozitivan esélyteremtés (kisebbségieknek stb.) aksi peduli jákvæður; játandi (programma per assistere vittime di pregiudizi specialmente nel trovare lavoro) 積極的差別是正策 차별 철폐 조치 pozityvus elgesys veicinoša/atbalstoša darbība memberi peluang positieve discriminatie positiv diskriminering, kjønnskvotering przychylne traktowanie د تیربی عدالتی دجبران سیاست утверждающее действие, антидискриминационный закон program alebo opatrenie s cieľom predísť diskriminácii program za zagotavljanje enakopravnosti pri zaposlovanju davanje prednosti članovima nekih manjina pri zapošljavanju sociala åtgärder, socialt bistånd การให้โอกาสผู้ที่ไม่ได้รับความเป็นธรรม เช่น ชนกลุ่มน้อย ผู้หญิง ด้านการงาน การศึกษา เป็นต้น kayırma, hakça davranış (美國針對受到不平待遇的少數族群或女性的)肯定行動或平權行動 правовий захист інтересів защемлених груп حمایت کا اظہار کرنا lời khẳng định （美国）针对受到不平待遇的少数族群或女性的赞助性行为或平权行动

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affirm

vt. afirmar, asegurar.

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