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affirm
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
affirms; affirmed; affirming
affirms; affirmed; affirming
Learner's definition of AFFIRM
[+ object]
1
formal : to say that something is true in a confident way断言；申明；坚称
- We cannot affirm that this painting is genuine.我们无法断定这幅画是真品。
- The two men affirm that they are innocent. = The two men affirm their innocence. [=they say they are not guilty]那两人坚称他们是清白的。
- They neither affirmed nor denied their guilt.他们既不承认也不否认自己的罪行。
2
formal : to show a strong belief in or dedication to (something, such as an important idea)坚信；矢志维护 — see also life-affirming
- laws affirming the racial equality of all peoples矢志维护所有民族种族平等的法律
- They continued to affirm their religious beliefs.他们坚持维护他们的宗教信仰。
- affirm life维护生灵
3
law : to decide that the judgment of another court is correct（上级法院）确认并维持下级法院的判决
- The decision was affirmed by a higher court.此判决得到上级法院认可。
- The court affirmed his conviction. [=the court agreed that he was guilty]法院对他维持有罪原判。
affirmed; affirming; affirms
1
: to testify or declare by affirmation (see affirmation sense 2) as distinguished from swearing an oath
Synonyms
Example Sentences
We cannot affirm that this painting is genuine. They neither affirmed nor denied their guilt. laws affirming the racial equality of all peoples They continued to affirm their religious beliefs. The decision was affirmed by a higher court.
Recent Examples on the Web Another is examining the actions surrounding Jan. 6, when thousands of Trump supporters, many armed, overran the Capitol on the day that Congress was to count the electoral ballots and affirm Mr. Biden's victory in the 2020. 
Andres Triay, CBS News, 27 July 2022 Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin was on hand to affirm the president’s analogy and urge him to aim high. Elliot Kaufman, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022 But the struggle to affirm the right to water and to build the systems to bring clean water to Native people has revealed long-standing inequities in water policy. AZCentral.com, 8 Aug. 2022 Put tangible resources behind efforts that affirm your employees’ excellent work and support their emotional and physical well-being. Tim Foot, Forbes, 19 July 2022 The plaintiffs asked the court to simply affirm Benitez’s ruling as in line with Bruen and allow the sale of military-style weapons in California again. Kevin Rectorstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2022 That can help people affirm their identities and ensure that their dead names are not being disclosed. Nerd Wallet, oregonlive, 9 July 2022 Support, plan and execute events to celebrate and affirm the gay community. Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2022 Vitale was chosen for her work in implementing policies that actively affirm students, and is a vocal advocate for the LGBTQ community. Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2022 See More
Andres Triay, CBS News, 27 July 2022 Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin was on hand to affirm the president’s analogy and urge him to aim high. Elliot Kaufman, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022 But the struggle to affirm the right to water and to build the systems to bring clean water to Native people has revealed long-standing inequities in water policy. AZCentral.com, 8 Aug. 2022 Put tangible resources behind efforts that affirm your employees’ excellent work and support their emotional and physical well-being. Tim Foot, Forbes, 19 July 2022 The plaintiffs asked the court to simply affirm Benitez’s ruling as in line with Bruen and allow the sale of military-style weapons in California again. Kevin Rectorstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2022 That can help people affirm their identities and ensure that their dead names are not being disclosed. Nerd Wallet, oregonlive, 9 July 2022 Support, plan and execute events to celebrate and affirm the gay community. Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2022 Vitale was chosen for her work in implementing policies that actively affirm students, and is a vocal advocate for the LGBTQ community. Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
alteration (conformed to Latin affirmāre) of Middle English affermen "to fix firmly, make steadfast, establish, confirm, assert," borrowed from Anglo-French afermer, affermer, going back to Latin affirmāre "to strengthen, confirm, assert positively," from ad- ad- + firmāre "to strengthen, fortify," derivative of firmus "strong, durable, firm entry 1"
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a
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