affirm

af·firm  (-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.

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

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af·firma·ble adj.

af·firma·bly adv.

af·firmant adj. & n.

af·firmer n.

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affirm

Verb

1. to declare to be true

2. to state clearly one's support for (an idea or belief) [Latin ad- to + firmare to make firm]

affirmation n

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 << OPPOSITE deny

verb 2. confirm, prove, sanction, endorse, ratify, verify, validate, bear out, substantiate, corroborate, authenticate << OPPOSITE refute

Translations

affirm [əˈfəːm] vt → afirmar

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affirm [əˈfəːm] vt → affirmer

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affirm [əˈfəːm] vt → versichern;

(profess) → sich bekennen zu

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affirm [əˈfəːm] vt → affermare, asserire