affirms

/AH0 F ER1 M Z/
verb
  1. 1

    To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.

    โ€œShe affirmed that she would go when I asked her.โ€

  2. 2

    To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true.

  3. 3

    To support or encourage.

    โ€œThey did everything they could to affirm the children's self-confidence.โ€

  4. 4

    To make firm; to confirm, or ratify; especially to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review.

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