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Affirm Affirmed Af‧Firm əˈfɜːm ɜːrm Verb Transitive Formal

Front affirm
Back af‧firm /əˈfɜːm $ -ɜːrm/ verb [transitive] formal
1to state publicly that something is true SYN confirm:
The general affirmed rumors of an attack.
affirm that
A spokesman for the company affirmed that a merger was likely.
2to strengthen a feeling, belief, or idea:
He claims that modern physics affirms his Christian beliefs.
—affirmation /ˌæfəˈmeɪʃən $ ˌæfər-/ noun [uncountable and countable]

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