Affirm
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English
Verb
Affirm (third-person singular simple present affirms or (archaic) affirmeth, present participle affirming, simple past and past participle affirmed)
Adverbs for Affirm
plausibly; solemnly; plainly; distinctly; facetiously; venomously; categorically; definitely; significantly; constantly; vigorously; smilingly; glaringly; nonchalantly; gravely; splendidly; boldly; brazenly; swiftly; readily.
Synonyms for Affirm
assert, state, aver, declare, insist, depose, propose, claim, warrant, say, swear, vow, maintain, assure.
Antonyms for Affirm
Thesaurus
accept; accredit; acknowledge; allege; amen; announce; annunciate; approve; argue; assert; assever; asseverate; attest; authenticate; authorize; autograph; aver; avouch; avow; back; back up; bear out; bear witness; bolster; buttress; certify; circumstantiate; confess; confirm; contend; corroborate; cosign; countersign; declare; declare roundly; depone; depose; disclose; document; endorse; enunciate; express; express the belief; fortify; give evidence; give notice; give permission; give the go-ahead; give the imprimatur; give thumbs up; guarantee; have; hold; initial; insist; issue a manifesto; issue a statement; lay down; maintain; make a statement; make an announcement; manifesto; notarize; nuncupate; pass; pass on; pass upon; permit; predicate; probate; proclaim; profess; pronounce; protest; prove; publish a manifesto; put; put it; quote; ratify; recite; reinforce; relate; report; rubber stamp; sanction; say; say amen to; seal; second; set down; sign; sign and seal; speak; speak out; speak up; stand for; stand on; state; strengthen; submit; subscribe to; substantiate; support; sustain; swear; swear and affirm; swear to; testify; undergird; undersign; underwrite; uphold; validate; verify; visa; vise; vouch; vow; warrant; witness
Etymology
From Middle English < Old French afermer, affermer < Latin affirmare, adfirmare (“to present as fixed, aver, affirm”) < ad (“to”) + firmare (“to make firm”) < firmus (“firm”).
