As a verb affirm
is to agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.
As a noun assertion is
the act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced.
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affirm English
Verb
To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.
- She affirmed that she would go when I asked her.
To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true.
* Bible, Acts xxv. 19
- Jesus, whom Paul affirmed to be alive
To support or encourage.
- They did everything they could to affirm the children's self-confidence.
To make firm; to confirm, or ratify; especially (legal) to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appelate court for review.
Antonyms
* deny
Related terms
* affirmation
* affirmative
See also
* affirmative action
* confirm
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assertion English
Noun
( en noun)
The act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced.
Maintenance; vindication; as, the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives.
(computing) A statement in a program asserting a condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging.
Related terms
* assertoric
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