Definition of affirm

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Affirm (v. t.) to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review..

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Categorically :: Categorically (adv.) Absolutely; directly; expressly; positively; as, to affirm categorically..
Predicate :: Predicate (v. i.) To affirm something of another thing; to make an affirmation.
Affirmatory :: Affirmatory (a.) Giving affirmation; assertive; affirmative.
Affirmative :: Affirmative (a.) Positive; -- a term applied to quantities which are to be added, and opposed to negative, or such as are to be subtracted..
Contrary :: Contrary (a.) Affirming the opposite; so opposed as to destroy each other; as, contrary propositions..
Attest :: Attest (v. t.) To bear witness to; to certify; to affirm to be true or genuine; as, to attest the truth of a writing, a copy of record..
Yes :: Yes (adv.) Ay; yea; -- a word which expresses affirmation or consent; -- opposed to no.
Universal :: Universal (a.) Forming the whole of a genus; relatively unlimited in extension; affirmed or denied of the whole of a subject; as, a universal proposition; -- opposed to particular; e. g. (universal affirmative) All men are animals; (universal negative) No men are omniscient..
Asseverate :: Asseverate (v. t.) To affirm or aver positively, or with solemnity..
Protest :: Protest (v. i.) To affirm in a public or formal manner; to bear witness; to declare solemnly; to avow.
Affirming :: Affirming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Affir.
Predicable :: Predicable (a.) Capable of being predicated or affirmed of something; affirmable; attributable.
Disaffirmation :: Disaffirmation (n.) The act of disaffirming; negation; refutation.
Affirmance :: Affirmance (n.) Confirmation; ratification; confirmation of a voidable act.
Affirmance :: Affirmance (n.) A strong declaration; affirmation.
Epistrophe :: Epistrophe (n.) A figure in which successive clauses end with the same word or affirmation; e. g., Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I..
Apprehension :: Apprehension (n.) The act of grasping with the intellect; the contemplation of things, without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment; intellection; perception..
Oath :: Oath (n.) A solemn affirmation, connected with a sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the temple, the altar, the blood of Abel, the Bible, the Koran, etc..
Forevouched :: Forevouched (a.) Formerly vouched or avowed; affirmed in advance.
Passage :: Passage (v. i.) In parliamentary proceedings: (a) The course of a proposition (bill, resolution, etc.) through the several stages of consideration and action; as, during its passage through Congress the bill was amended in both Houses. (b) The advancement of a bill or other proposition from one stage to another by an affirmative vote; esp., the final affirmative action of the body upon a proposition; hence, adoption; enactment; as, the passage of the bill to its third reading was delayed..
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