- 1
To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.
- She affirmed that she would go when I asked her.
- 2
To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true.
- Jesus, […] whom Paul affirmed to be alive
- However, as anyone who knew Adrian Shooter would affirm, he very rarely took no for an answer.
- 3
To support or encourage.
- gender-affirming; trans-affirming
- They did everything they could to affirm the children's self-confidence.
- 4
To make firm; to confirm, or ratify; especially (law) to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review.
- 5
To state under a solemn promise to tell the truth which is considered legally equivalent to an oath, especially of those who have religious or other moral objections to swearing oaths; also solemnly affirm.
syn. validate
ant. disaffirm · deny · repudiate · invalidate