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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 [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

[via Old French from Latin affirmāre to present (something) as firm or fixed, assert, from ad- to + firmāre to make firm¹]

affirmer , affirmant 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 '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

Translations

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

v affirm [əˈfəːm]

to state something positively and firmly Despite all the policeman's questions the lady continued to affirm that she was innocent. bevestig يُؤَكِّد твърдя tvrdit bekræfte; forsikre beteuern, zusichern διαβεβαιώνω afirmar 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 verklaren forsikre, bekrefte twierdzić 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

n affirˈmation [ӕ-]

bevestiging تَأكِيد твърдение (po)tvrzení bekræftelse; forsikring die Behauptung διαβεβαίωση afirmación kinnitus تأیید vakuutus affirmation אִשּוּר @@@אּישׁוּר$$$ अभिपुष्टि potvrda állítás; jóváhagyás pengukuhan, penegasan staðfesting affermazione 断言 확언, 주장 tvirtinimas apgalvojums; apstiprinājums keyakinan bevestiging bekreftelse twierdzenie afirmação afirmaţie утверждение tvrdenie; potvrdenie trditev potvrda bekräftelse, försäkran การยืนยัน onay, tasdik 斷言 стверджування; підтвердження تصدیق، قول sự 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. ja إيجَابِي положителен souhlasný, kladný; souhlas bekræftende bejahend καταφατικός afirmativo jaatav اظهار مثبت؛ تصدیق myöntävä affirmatif חִיוּבִי स्वीकारात्मक potvrdan állító mengukuhkan, menyetujui jákvæður; játandi affermativo 肯定の 확정적인 teigiamas, pritariamasis apstiprinošs persetujuan bevestigend bekreftende twierdzący afirmativo afirmativ утвердительный (ответ) kladný pritrdilen potvrdan bekräftande, jakande ซึ่งแสดงถึงการยินยอม olumlu 肯定的 стверджувальний; “так” سچا ، یقینی khẳng 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). regstellend مَوْقِف إيجَابِي مُؤَيِّد положителни действия zvýhodňování positiv diskriminering; kønsdiskriminering die Bevorzugung (Anti-Diskriminierng) 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 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 赞助性行为