affirm

v., -firmed, -firm·ing, -firms.

v.tr.

1. To declare positively or firmly; maintain to be true.
2. To support or uphold the validity of; confirm.

v.intr. Law

To declare solemnly and formally but not under oath.

[Middle English affermen, from Old French afermer, from Latin affirmāre : ad-, ad- + firmāre, to strengthen (from firmus, strong).]

affirmable af·firm'a·ble adj.
affirmably af·firm'a·bly adv.
affirmant af·fir'mant adj. & n.
affirmer af·firm'er n.

To confirm; to ratify; to verify.
Example: At a meeting between the buyer, seller, and broker, the voidable sales contract was affirmed by the party who could have voided it. All parties are now bound by the stipulations of the contract.

verb

1. To put into words positively and with conviction: allege, argue, assert, asseverate, aver, avouch, avow, claim, contend, declare, hold, maintain, say, state. Idioms: have it. See affirm/deny/argue.
2. To accept officially: adopt, approve, confirm, pass, ratify, sanction. See accept/reject, law.

v

Definition: declare the truth of something
Antonyms: deny, negate, nullify, veto

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

To ratify, establish, or reassert. To make a solemn and formal declaration, as a substitute for an oath, that the statements contained in an affidavit are true or that a witness will tell the truth. In the practice of appellate courts, to declare a judgment, decree, or order valid and to concur in its correctness so that it must stand as rendered in the lower court. As a matter of pleading, to allege or aver a matter of fact.

A judgment, decree, or order that is not affirmed is either remanded (sent back to the lower court with instructions to correct the irregularities noted in the appellate opinion) or reversed (changed by the appellate court so that the decision of the lower court is overturned).

IN BRIEF: To declare positively.

To affirm life is to deepen, to make more inward, and to exalt the will to live. — Albert Schweitzer

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forsikre, bekræfte
v. intr. - erklære højtideligt, sværge

Nederlands (Dutch)
bevestigen, verklaren

Français (French)
v. tr. - affirmer, soutenir que
v. intr. - affirmer, soutenir que

Deutsch (German)
v. - bestätigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (επι)βεβαιώνω, διαβεβαιώνω, επικυρώνω, δηλώνω (υπεύθυνα)

Italiano (Italian)
affermare, asserire, ratificare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - confirmar, certificar, atestar (Jur.), afirmar

Русский (Russian)
подтверждать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - afirmar
v. intr. - afirmarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - försäkra, intyga, fastställa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
坚称, 申明, 断言, 证明, 确认, 证实, 提供正式证词

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 堅稱, 申明, 斷言, 證明, 確認, 證實
v. intr. - 斷言, 提供正式證詞

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 확언하다, 긍정하다
v. intr. - 단언하다, 증언하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 断言する, 主張する, 誓う, 確約する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يثبت, يؤكد, يجزم, يقرر, يشهد أو يعلن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הכריז, טען, אישר‬
v. intr. - ‮מסר הצהרה רשמית לבית-משפט‬

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