亚洲网紅露点

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affirm

[ uh-furm ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to state or assert positively; maintain as true:

    to affirm one's loyalty to one's country; He affirmed that all was well.

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  2. to confirm or ratify:

    The appellate court affirmed the judgment of the lower court.

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  3. to assert solemnly:

    He affirmed his innocence.

  4. to express agreement with or commitment to; uphold; support:

    to affirm human rights.

  5. to support (someone) by giving approval, recognition, or encouragement:

    She described the unhappy memory of her father, who had neither disciplined nor affirmed her.



verb (used without object)

  1. Law.
    1. to state something solemnly before a court or magistrate, but without oath.
    2. to ratify and accept a voidable transaction.
    3. (of an appellate court) to determine that the action of the lower court shall stand.

affirm

/ 蓹藞蹿蓽藧尘 /

verb

  1. may take a clause as object to declare to be true; assert positively
  2. to uphold, confirm, or ratify
  3. intr law to make an affirmation
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 补蹿藞蹿颈谤尘别谤, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 补蹿路蹿颈谤尘路补路产濒别 adjective
  • 补蹿路蹿颈谤尘路补路产濒测 adverb
  • 补蹿路蹿颈谤尘路别谤 noun
  • 补蹿路蹿颈谤尘路颈苍驳路濒测 adverb
  • 辞路惫别谤路补蹿路蹿颈谤尘 verb
  • 辫谤别路补蹿路蹿颈谤尘 verb
  • 谤别路补蹿路蹿颈谤尘 verb (used with object)
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of affirm1

First recorded in 1300鈥50; from Latin 补蹿蹿颈谤尘腻谤别, equivalent to af- af- + 蹿颈谤尘腻谤别 鈥渢o make firm鈥 ( firm 1 ); replacing Middle English a(f)fermen, from Middle French afermer, from Latin
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of affirm1

C14: via Old French from Latin af蹿颈谤尘腻谤别 to present (something) as firm or fixed, assert, from ad- to + 蹿颈谤尘腻谤别 to make firm 1
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Synonym Study

See declare.
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Example Sentences

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Falwell, which affirms parody and satire as protected speech and sprang from the Sullivan decision.

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"We both affirmed the strong bilateral relations between our respective countries," Ramaphosa said in a post on X.

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If you want to offer food via Hotplate, you鈥檒l affirm that you read the site鈥檚 terms and conditions and the privacy policy.

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And it further cemented one of the most promising early storylines of this Dodgers season 鈥 continuing to affirm Yamamoto, in just his second MLB season, as someone who could be competing for hardware this fall.

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At the same time, the Department of Homeland Security, which maintains a database that affirms the enrollment of foreign students at universities, has terminated the status of the same students.

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