affirm 音标拼音: [əf'ɚm]
v . 断言,肯定;证明,证实
断言,肯定;证明,证实
affirm v 1 :
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts ; "
his story confirmed my doubts "; "
The evidence supports the defendant " [
synonym : {
confirm }, {
corroborate }, {
sustain },
{
substantiate }, {
support }, {
affirm }] [
ant : {
contradict },
{
negate }]
2 :
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true ; "
Before God I swear I am innocent " [
synonym : {
affirm }, {
verify },
{
assert }, {
avow }, {
aver }, {
swan }, {
swear }]
3 :
say yes to Affirm \
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p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Affirming }.] [
OE .
affermen ,
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afermer ,
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affirmer ,
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L .
affirmare ;
ad firmare to make firm ,
firmus firm .
See {
Firm }.]
1 .
To make firm ;
to confirm ,
or ratify ;
esp . (
Law ),
to assert or confirm ,
as a judgment ,
decree ,
or order ,
brought before an appellate court for review .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
To assert positively ;
to tell with confidence ;
to aver ;
to maintain as true ; --
opposed to {
deny }.
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1913 Webster ]
Jesus , . . .
whom Paul affirmed to be alive . --
Acts xxv .
19 .
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1913 Webster ]
3 . (
Law )
To declare ,
as a fact ,
solemnly ,
under judicial sanction .
See {
Affirmation },
4 .
[
1913 Webster ]
Syn :
To assert ;
aver ;
declare ;
asseverate ;
assure ;
pronounce ;
protest ;
avouch ;
confirm ;
establish ;
ratify .
Usage :
To {
Affirm }, {
Asseverate }, {
Aver }, {
Protest }.
We affirm when we declare a thing as a fact or a proposition .
We asseverate it in a peculiarly earnest manner ,
or with increased positiveness as what can not be disputed .
We aver it ,
or formally declare it to be true ,
when we have positive knowledge of it .
We protest in a more public manner and with the energy of perfect sincerity .
People asseverate in order to produce a conviction of their veracity ;
they aver when they are peculiarly desirous to be believed ;
they protest when they wish to free themselves from imputations ,
or to produce a conviction of their innocence .
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1913 Webster ]
Affirm \
Af *
firm "\,
v .
i .
1 .
To declare or assert positively .
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1913 Webster ]
Not that I so affirm ,
though so it seem To thee ,
who hast thy dwelling here on earth .
--
Milton .
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1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Law )
To make a solemn declaration ,
before an authorized magistrate or tribunal ,
under the penalties of perjury ;
to testify by affirmation .
[
1913 Webster ]
122 Moby Thesaurus words for "
affirm ":
OK ,
accept ,
accredit ,
acknowledge ,
allege ,
amen ,
announce ,
annunciate ,
approve ,
argue ,
assert ,
assever ,
asseverate ,
attest ,
authenticate ,
authorize ,
autograph ,
aver ,
avouch ,
avow ,
back ,
back up ,
bear out ,
bear witness ,
bolster ,
buttress ,
certify ,
circumstantiate ,
confess ,
confirm ,
contend ,
corroborate ,
cosign ,
countersign ,
declare ,
declare roundly ,
depone ,
depose ,
disclose ,
document ,
endorse ,
enunciate ,
express ,
express the belief ,
fortify ,
give evidence ,
give notice ,
give permission ,
give the go -
ahead ,
give the imprimatur ,
give thumbs up ,
guarantee ,
have ,
hold ,
initial ,
insist ,
issue a manifesto ,
issue a statement ,
lay down ,
maintain ,
make a statement ,
make an announcement ,
manifesto ,
notarize ,
nuncupate ,
pass ,
pass on ,
pass upon ,
permit ,
predicate ,
probate ,
proclaim ,
profess ,
pronounce ,
protest ,
prove ,
publish a manifesto ,
put ,
put it ,
quote ,
ratify ,
recite ,
reinforce ,
relate ,
report ,
rubber stamp ,
sanction ,
say ,
say amen to ,
seal ,
second ,
set down ,
sign ,
sign and seal ,
speak ,
speak out ,
speak up ,
stand for ,
stand on ,
state ,
strengthen ,
submit ,
subscribe to ,
substantiate ,
support ,
sustain ,
swear ,
swear and affirm ,
swear to ,
testify ,
undergird ,
undersign ,
underwrite ,
uphold ,
validate ,
verify ,
visa ,
vise ,
vouch ,
vow ,
warrant ,
witness
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