Enlighten vs Affirm - What's the difference?
enlighten | affirm | Related terms |
To supply with light; to illuminate; as, the sun enlightens the earth.
To make clear to the intellect or conscience; to shed the light of truth and knowledge upon; to furnish with increase of knowledge; to instruct; as, to enlighten the mind or understanding.
To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.
To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true.
* Bible, Acts xxv. 19
To support or encourage.
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.
Enlighten is a related term of affirm.
As verbs the difference between enlighten and affirm
is that enlighten is to supply with light; to illuminate; as, the sun enlightens the earth while affirm is to agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.enlighten
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* endarkenaffirm
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- She affirmed that she would go when I asked her.
- Jesus, whom Paul affirmed to be alive
- They did everything they could to affirm the children's self-confidence.
