Affirm
//əˈfɝm// intj, verb
intj, verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.
"She affirmed that she would go when I asked her."
- 2 establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts wordnet
- 3 To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true.
"Jesus, […] whom Paul affirmed to be alive"
- 4 to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true wordnet
- 5 To support or encourage.
"gender-affirming; trans-affirming"
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- 6 say yes to wordnet
- 7 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.
- 8 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.
Intj
- 1 Yes; true; correct.
Example
More examples"According to the data in this problem, can we affirm that reflection or refraction is going to occur?"
Etymology
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”).
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