| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | af·firm |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -fûrm |
| VERB: | Inflected forms: af·firmed, af·firm·ing, af·firms
| | TRANSITIVE VERB: | 1. To declare positively or firmly; maintain to be true. 2. To support or uphold the validity of; confirm. | | INTRANSITIVE VERB: | Law To declare solemnly and formally but not under oath. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English affermen, from Old French afermer, from Latin affirm re : ad-, ad- + firmre, to strengthen (from firmus, strong; see dher- in Appendix I). | | OTHER FORMS: | af·firma·ble —ADJECTIVE
af·firma·bly —ADVERB
af·firmant —ADJECTIVE & NOUN
af·firmer —NOUN
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