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affirm verb

  /əˈfɜːm/ , /əˈfɝm/
  • To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.
  • To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true.
  • To make firm; to confirm, or ratify; especially (legal) to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review.
 affirmer

affirmative adjective

  /əˈfɜːmətɪv/ , /əˈfɝməɾɪv/
  • pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming
  • (algebra) positive; not negative
 affirmatif

affirmation noun

  /æfɝˈmeɪʃn/ , /əfə(r)ˈmeʃən/ , /ˈafəmeʃən/
  • That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.
 affirmation

affirmatively adverb

  • In an affirming manner.
 affirmativement

affirmative noun

  /əˈfɜːmətɪv/ , /əˈfɝməɾɪv/
  • Yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
  • (grammar) An answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
 phrase affirmative
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