Definition of affirm

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Affirm (v. t.) To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true; -- opposed to deny.

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Disaffirm :: Disaffirm (v. t.) To refuse to confirm; to annul, as a judicial decision, by a contrary judgment of a superior tribunal..
Porism :: Porism (n.) A proposition affirming the possibility of finding such conditions as will render a certain determinate problem indeterminate or capable of innumerable solutions.
Yea :: Yea (adv.) Yes; ay; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative, or an affirmative answer to a question, now superseded by yes. See Yes..
Disaffirm :: Disaffirm (v. t.) To assert the contrary of; to contradict; to deny; -- said of that which has been asserted.
Allegeable :: Allegeable (a.) Capable of being alleged or affirmed.
Asseveration :: Asseveration (n.) The act of asseverating, or that which is asseverated; positive affirmation or assertion; solemn declaration..
Verify :: Verify (v. t.) To maintain; to affirm; to support.
Affirmation :: Affirmation (n.) That which is asserted; an assertion; a positive statement; an averment; as, an affirmation, by the vender, of title to property sold, or of its quality..
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..
Positive :: Positive (n.) That which is capable of being affirmed; reality.
Affirm :: Affirm (v. t.) To declare, as a fact, solemnly, under judicial sanction. See Affirmation, 4..
Affirm :: Affirm (v. i.) To declare or assert positively.
Content :: Content (n.) An expression of assent to a bill or motion; an affirmative vote; also, a member who votes Content...
Issue :: Issue (n.) In pleading, a single material point of law or fact depending in the suit, which, being affirmed on the one side and denied on the other, is presented for determination. See General issue, under General, and Feigned issue, under Feigned..
Affirmative :: Affirmative (a.) Positive; dogmatic.
Aver :: Aver (v. t.) To affirm with confidence; to declare in a positive manner, as in confidence of asserting the truth..
Affirmation :: Affirmation (n.) The act of affirming or asserting as true; assertion; -- opposed to negation or denial.
Yes :: Yes (adv.) Ay; yea; -- a word which expresses affirmation or consent; -- opposed to no.
Vouch :: Vouch (v. t.) To warrant; to maintain by affirmations; to attest; to affirm; to avouch.
Subject :: Subject (a.) That of which anything is affirmed or predicated; the theme of a proposition or discourse; that which is spoken of; as, the nominative case is the subject of the verb..
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