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af‧firm /əˈfɜːm $ -ɜːrm/ verb [transitive]
اظهارکردن، به طور قطع گفتن، تصدیق کردن، اثبات کردن، تصریح کردن، شهادت دادن
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Synonyms & Related Wordsaffirm[verb]Synonyms: declare, assert, certify, confirm, maintain, pronounce, state, swear, testify
Contrasted words: debate
Related Words: attest,
certify,
guarantee,
vouch,
witness,
say,
state [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English Dictionaryaf‧firm /əˈfɜːm $ -ɜːrm/
verb [transitive] formal[
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;
Origin: afermer, from Latin affirmare, from ad- 'to' + firmare 'to make firm']
1. to state publicly that something is true
Synonym : confirm:
The general affirmed rumors of an attack.affirm that A spokesman for the company affirmed that a merger was likely.2. to strengthen a feeling, belief, or idea:
He claims that modern physics affirms his Christian beliefs.—affirmation /ˌæfəˈmeɪʃ
ən $ ˌæfər-/
noun [uncountable and countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲