affirmverb [ T ]
uk/əˈfɜːm/us/əˈfɝːm/formalto state something as true:
[ + (that) ] The suspect affirmed (that) he had been at home all evening.
She affirmed her intention to apply for the post.
to publicly show your support for an opinion or idea:
The government has affirmed its commitment to equal rights.
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Assertions & asserting
- airing
- assert
- assertion
- attestation
- aver
- claim
- emphatic
- foot
- lay
- lay sth on the line idiom
- maintain
- make out sth
- misstate
- set
- soi-disant
- story
- take
- take it from me idiom
- take sth from sb
- that's my story and I'm sticking to it idiom
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Announcing, informing & stating
affirmation
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˌæf.əˈmeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌæf.ɚˈmeɪ.ʃən/
We welcome the government's affirmation of its intention to act.