affirm
21affirm — af|firm [əˈfə:m US ə:rm] v [T] formal [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: afermer, from Latin affirmare, from ad to + firmare to make firm ] 1.) to state publicly that something is true = ↑confirm ▪ The general affirmed rumors of an attack.… …
22affirm — verb 1 (T) formal to state publicly that something is true: The general affirmed rumors of an attack. 2 (T) formal to strengthen a feeling, belief, or idea: By submitting to male values, they symbolically affirm male superiority. 3 (T) technical… …
23affirm — af•firm [[t]əˈfɜrm[/t]] v. t. 1) to assert positively: to affirm one s loyalty[/ex] 2) to confirm or ratify: The judgment of the lower court was affirmed[/ex] 3) to express agreement with; support; uphold 4) law a) to state something solemnly… …
24affirm — /əˈfɜm / (say uh ferm) verb (t) 1. to state or assert positively; maintain as true: to affirm one s loyalty to one s country. 2. to establish, confirm, or ratify: the appellate court affirmed the judgement of the lower court. 3. Logic to state in …
25affirm — To ratify, uphold, approve, make firm, confirm, establish, reassert. To make affirmation; to make a solemn and formal declaration or asseveration that an affidavit is true, that the witness will tell the truth, etc., this being substituted for an …
26affirm — To ratify, uphold, approve, make firm, confirm, establish, reassert. To make affirmation; to make a solemn and formal declaration or asseveration that an affidavit is true, that the witness will tell the truth, etc., this being substituted for an …
27affirm — To declare solemnly instead of making a statement under oath. 58 Am J1st Witn § 549; also, to confirm or ratify a statement, belief, opinion, decision or judgment, for example to affirm a judgment after appeal or review proceeding …
28affirm explicitly — index certify (attest), plead (allege in a legal action) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
29affirm in an official capacity — index certify (attest) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
30affirm positively — index promise (vow) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
