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Definition of affirm verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

affirm

 verb
verb
NAmE//əˈfərm//
 
(formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they affirm
 
he / she / it affirms
 
past simple affirmed
 
-ing form affirming
 
 
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to state firmly or publicly that something is true or that you support something strongly synonym confirm affirm something Both sides affirmed their commitment to the cease-fire. The decision was affirmed by the appellate court. affirm that… I can affirm that no one will lose their job.
affirmation
 
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NAmE//ˌæfərˈmeɪʃn//
 
noun [uncountable, countable] She nodded in affirmation.See affirm in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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