Verb

(es)

To make stable or firm; to confirm.

*

To form; to found; to institute; to set up in business.

* , (w) 6:18

But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.

To appoint or adopt, as officers, laws, regulations, guidelines, etc.; to enact; to ordain.

* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)

, chapter=4 citation , passage=By some paradoxical evolution rancour and intolerance have been established in the vanguard of primitive Christianity. Mrs. Spoker, in common with many of the stricter disciples of righteousness, was as inclement in demeanour as she was cadaverous in aspect.}}

To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate.

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.