affirm

affirm is a 6-letter English word with 8 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 15 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review.
2. transitive verb. To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true; -- opposed to deny.
3. transitive verb. To declare, as a fact, solemnly, under judicial sanction. See Affirmation, 4.
4. intransitive verb. To declare or assert positively.
5. intransitive verb. To make a solemn declaration, before an authorized magistrate or tribunal, under the penalties of perjury; to testify by affirmation.
6. verb. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

   "his story confirmed my doubts"

   "The evidence supports the defendant"

   Synonyms: confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain

7. verb. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

   "Before God I swear I am innocent"

   Synonyms: assert, aver, avow, swan, swear, verify

8. verb. say yes to

Synonyms

confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain, assert, aver, avow, swan, swear, verify

Common word forms

affirms, affirmed, affirmer, affirmly, affirming, affirmable

Words from these letters

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