affirm
Meaning of affirm
verb
- To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.
She affirmed that she would go when I asked her.
- To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true.
- To support or encourage.
They did everything they could to affirm the children's self-confidence.
- To make firm; to confirm, or ratify; especially to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review.
Information about affirm
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of affirm is: affirms.
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Hyphenation of affirm
af-firm
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- affirm is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
affirm synonyms
Meaning confirm:
confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support
Meaning verify:
verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
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affirm antonyms
Meaning :
deny, disaffirm, invalidate, repudiate
Translation of affirm
- Italian: confermare, sostanziare, avvalorare, comprovare, corroborare, supportare, dichiarare, affermare, asseverare, asserire
- Spanish: sustanciar, confirmar, afirmar, jurar
- German: untermauern, bekräftigen, erhärten, schwören
- French: affirmer
Words that rhyme with affirm
firm, obfirm, windfirm, counteraffirm, disaffirm, misaffirm, overaffirm, preaffirm, reaffirm, confirm, disconfirm, enfirm, inconfirm, infirm, noconfirm, preconfirm, reconfirm, unconfirm, unfirm, interfirm, superfirm
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