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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

affirm [əˈfəːm] vt → affirmer

affirm [əˈfəːm] vt → versichern;

(profess) → sich bekennen zu

affirm [əˈfəːm] vt → affermare, asserire

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affirm

v affirm [əˈfəːm]

to state something positively and firmly Despite all the policeman's questions the lady continued to affirm that she was innocent.bevestigيُؤَكِّدтвърдяtvrditbekræfte; forsikrebeteuern, zusichernδιαβεβαιώνωafirmarkinnitamaبطور قطع گفتنvakuuttaaaffirmerלְאָשֶרप्रमाणित करना, दृढ़तापुर्वक कहनाpotvrditiállítmengukuhkan, menegaskanstaðfestaaffermare断言する확언하다, 주장하다tvirtintiapgalvot; apstiprinātmeyakinkanverklarenforsikre, bekreftetwierdzićafirmara afirma, a susţineутверждатьtvrdiťtrditipotvrditiförsäkra, hävdaยืนยันiddia etmek, kesinlikle söylemek斷言твердити, стверджуватиاثبات کرناquả quyết断言

n ˌaffirˈmation [ӕ-]

bevestigingتَأكِيدтвърдение(po)tvrzeníbekræftelse; forsikringdie Behauptungδιαβεβαίωσηafirmaciónkinnitusتأییدvakuutusaffirmationאִשּוּר @@@אּישׁוּר$$$अभिपुष्टिpotvrdaállítás; jóváhagyáspengukuhan, penegasanstaðfestingaffermazione断言확언, 주장tvirtinimasapgalvojums; apstiprinājumskeyakinanbevestigingbekreftelsetwierdzenieafirmaçãoafirmaţieутверждениеtvrdenie; potvrdenietrditevpotvrdabekräftelse, försäkranการยืนยันonay, tasdik斷言стверджування; підтвердженняتصدیق، قولsự quả quyết断言

adjectiv / n afˈfirmative [-tiv]

saying or indicating yes to a question, suggestion etc He gave an affirmative nod; a reply in the affirmative.jaإيجَابِيположителенsouhlasný, kladný; souhlasbekræftendebejahendκαταφατικόςafirmativojaatavاظهار مثبت؛ تصدیقmyöntäväaffirmatifחִיוּבִיस्वीकारात्मकpotvrdanállítómengukuhkan, menyetujuijákvæður; játandiaffermativo肯定の긍정적인, 확언적인teigiamas, pritariamasisapstiprinošspersetujuanbevestigendbekreftendetwierdzącyafirmativoafirmativутвердительный (ответ)kladnýpritrdilenpotvrdanbekräftande, jakandeซึ่งแสดงถึงการยินยอมolumlu肯定的стверджувальний; “так”سچا ، یقینیkhẳng định肯定的

n affirmative ˌaction

(American) the practice of giving better opportunities (jobs, education etc) to people who, it is thought, are treated unfairly (minorities, women etc). regstellendمَوْقِف إيجَابِي مُؤَيِّدположителни действияzvýhodňovánípositiv diskriminering; kønsdiskrimineringdie Bevorzugung (Anti-Diskriminierng)παροχή ευκαιριών σε μειονότητεςacción positiva, medidas antidiscriminatorias(varem diskrimineeritutele teistega) võrdsete õiguste tagamineسیاست جبران بی عدالتی گذشتهmesures anti–discriminatoiresאַפלָיָה מְתָקֶנֶתसमर्थनकारीpozitivanesélyteremtés (kisebbségieknek stb.)aksi pedulijákvæður; játandi(programma per assistere vittime di pregiudizi specialmente nel trovare lavoro)積極的差別是正策차별 수정 조치[]pozityvus elgesysveicinoša/atbalstoša darbībamemberi peluangpositieve discriminatiepositiv diskriminering, kjønnskvoteringprzychylne traktowanieутверждающее действие, антидискриминационный законprogram alebo opatrenie s cieľom predísť diskrimináciiprogram za zagotavljanje enakopravnosti pri zaposlovanjudavanje prednosti članovima nekih manjina pri zapošljavanjusociala åtgärder, socialt biståndการให้โอกาสผู้ที่ไม่ได้รับความเป็นธรรม เช่น ชนกลุ่มน้อย ผู้หญิง ด้านการงาน การศึกษา เป็นต้นkayırma, hakça davranış贊同、贊助性行為правовий захист інтересів защемлених групحمایت کا اظہار کرناlời khẳng định赞助性行为