Definitions
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
Word origin
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”). By surface analysis, af- + firm.
Used in a sentence
“She affirmed that she would go when I asked her.”
“Jesus, […] whom Paul affirmed to be alive”
“However, as anyone who knew Adrian Shooter would affirm, he very rarely took no for an answer.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Declare true”6 letters
02“State positively”6 letters
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