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affirm
What does affirm mean?
affirm (verb): to assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce affirm?
/əˈfɝm/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does affirm come from?
From Middle English affermen, from Old French afermer, affermer.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to affirm
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “affirm” mean?
to make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water
Not quite: that's what dilute means.
to assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true
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to wake (oneself or someone) from deep thought, or rest or sleep; to awaken
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to be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition
Not quite: that's what depend means.
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