Definitions for affirm

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affirm af·firm

Spelling: [uh-furm]

IPA: /əˈfɜrm/

Affirm is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 80 anagrams from letters in affirm (affimr).

Definitions for affirm

verb (used with object)

1. to state or assert positively; maintain as true:
2. to confirm or ratify:
3. to assert solemnly:
4. to express agreement with or commitment to; uphold; support:

verb (used without object)

1. Law. to state something solemnly before a court or magistrate, but without oath. to ratify and accept a voidable transaction. (of an appellate court) to determine that the action of the lower court shall stand.

Origin of affirm

1300-50; Latin affirmāre, equivalent to af- af- + firmāre to make firm (see firm¹); replacing Middle English a(f)fermen Middle Frenc

Examples for affirm

Some affirm that they inhabit now on one side of the river, now on another.

They are demanding that the rest of us affirm their bad theology and codify it in the law.

What is worse, it does so only to affirm sexist stereotypes.

Advocates claimed that it helped to preserve virtue and to affirm the application of Sharia law.

Then, if we do not know it, why do we affirm that it exists?

It is said that my reply was very eloquent, but I cannot affirm that that reply was really made by me.

All did him the justice to affirm that while there he behaved like a hero.

This I can affirm—Lucien is not the worst member of the Bonaparte family.

I believe this because these ideals that we affirm are true.

So when we progress, when we affirm ourselves, we should not threaten them.