affirm
Verb
Verb Forms: affirmed, affirming, affirms
- To state as a fact; assert strongly and publicly.
- establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
- to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
- say yes to
- To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.
- To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true.
- To support or encourage.
- To make firm; to confirm, or ratify; especially (law) to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review.
- To state under a solemn promise to tell the truth which is considered legally equivalent to an oath, especially of those who have religious or other moral objections to swearing oaths; also solemnly affirm.
Intj
- Yes; true; correct.
Examples
- gender-affirming; trans-affirming
- I affirm this is a valid play; feel free to challenge it.
- She affirmed that she would go when I asked her.
- They did everything they could to affirm the children's self-confidence.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English affermen, from Old French afermer, affermer, from Latin affirmare, adfirmare (“to present as fixed, aver, affirm”), from ad (“to”) + firmare (“to make firm”), from firmus (“firm”).
Synonyms
assert, aver, avow, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain, swan, swear, verify, protest, validate
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 14
affirm: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordaffirm: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
affirm: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary