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Meaning of affirm

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  affirm
      v 1: establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his
           story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the
           defendant" [syn: {confirm}, {corroborate}, {sustain},
           {substantiate}, {support}, {affirm}] [ant: {contradict},
           {negate}]
      2: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before
         God I swear I am innocent" [syn: {affirm}, {verify},
         {assert}, {avow}, {aver}, {swan}, {swear}]
      3: say yes to

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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