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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
affirm/əˈfɜːm/
▶verb state emphatically or publicly.
■ Law ratify (a judgement or agreement).
■ Law make a formal declaration rather than taking an oath.
– derivatives
affirmation noun,
affirmatory adjective,
affirmer noun.
affirmation noun,
affirmatory adjective,
affirmer noun.
– origin ME (in the sense ‘make firm’): via OFr. from L. affirmare, from ad- ‘to’ + firmus ‘strong’.
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