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English verb: affirm | |||
| 1. | affirm (cognition) establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts | ||
| Samples | His story confirmed my doubts. The evidence supports the defendant. | ||
| Synonyms | confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | back, back up, demonstrate, document, establish, prove, shew, show, validate, verify, vouch | ||
| Antonyms | negate, contradict | ||
| 2. | affirm (communication) to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true | ||
| Samples | Before God I swear I am innocent. | ||
| Examples | They affirm that there was a traffic accident | ||
| Synonyms | assert, aver, avow, swan, swear, verify | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | declare | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | assure, attest, claim, declare, hold, protest, take, tell | ||
| 3. | affirm (communication) say yes to | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | claim, confirm, defend, maintain, reaffirm, reassert | ||
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