reaffirm

af·firm

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uh-furm]
- /əˈfɜrm/
- /ˌriː.əˈfɜːm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-furm]
- /əˈfɜrm/

Definitions of reaffirm word

verb with object reaffirm to state or assert positively; maintain as true: to affirm one's loyalty to one's country; He affirmed that all was well. 1
verb with object reaffirm to confirm or ratify: The appellate court affirmed the judgment of the lower court. 1
verb with object reaffirm to assert solemnly: He affirmed his innocence. 1
verb with object reaffirm to express agreement with or commitment to; uphold; support: to affirm human rights. 1
verb without object reaffirm Law. to state something solemnly before a court or magistrate, but without oath. to ratify and accept a voidable transaction. (of an appellate court) to determine that the action of the lower court shall stand. 1
transitive verb reaffirm restate, assert again 1

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Origin of reaffirm

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

1300-50; < Latin affirmāre, equivalent to af- af- + firmāre to make firm (see firm1); replacing Middle English a(f)fermen < Middle French afermer < Latin

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Parts of speech for Reaffirm

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pronoun

preposition

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exclamation

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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Synonyms for reaffirm

verb reaffirm

bring forward — If you bring forward a meeting or event, you arrange for it to take place at an earlier date or time than had been planned.
declare — If you declare that something is true, you say that it is true in a firm, deliberate way. You can also declare an attitude or intention.
gentrified — very or excessively refined or elegant.
gentrify — to alter (a deteriorated urban neighborhood) through the buying and renovation of houses and stores by upper- or middle-income families or individuals, raising property values but often displacing low-income families and small businesses.

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verb reaffirm

change one's mind — to alter one's decision or opinion
draw in — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
eat one's words — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
forget it — certainly not
go back on — at, to, or toward the rear; backward: to step back.

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