Verb: affirm u'furm
- Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
"his story affirmed my doubts";
- confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support
- To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
"Before God I affirm I am innocent";
- verify, assert, avow, aver, swear
- Say yes to
"The witness affirmed that she saw the defendant at the scene"; "He affirmed his commitment to the project"
Derived forms: affirms, affirming, affirmed
Type of: act, declare, move, pronounce, say
Encyclopedia: Affirm