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Definitions for Reaffirm
[1] to state or assert positively; maintain as true: to affirm one's loyalty to one's country; He affirmed that all was well.
[2] to confirm or ratify: The appellate court affirmed the judgment of the lower court.
[3] to assert solemnly: He affirmed his innocence.
[4] to express agreement with or commitment to; uphold; support: to affirm human rights.
[5] 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.
[6] to affirm (a claim, etc) again; reassert
[7] (may take a clause as object) to declare to be true; assert positively
[8] to uphold, confirm, or ratify
[9] (intr) law to make an affirmation
Words related to Reaffirm
affirmrestore, repeat, extend, resume, revive, prolong, reopen, continue, restate, reestablish, exhilarate, reinvigorate, recreate, refurbish, remodel, resuscitate, refit, disclose, claim, stress
Words nearby Reaffirm
affirmaffined, affinitive, affinity, affinity card, affinity group, affirm, affirmance, affirmant, affirmation, affirmative, affirmative action
Origin of Reaffirm
affirm1300–50; < Latin affirmāre, equivalent to af- af- + firmāre to make firm (see firm1); replacing Middle English a(f )fermen < Middle French afermer < Latin
Other words from Reaffirm
af·firm·a·ble , adjective
af·firm·a·bly , adverb
af·firm·er , noun
af·firm·ing·ly , adverb
o·ver·af·firm , verb
pre·af·firm , verb
re·af·firm , verb (used with object)
un·af·firmed , adjective
Word origin for Reaffirm
affirmC14: via Old French from Latin affirmāre to present (something) as firm or fixed, assert, from ad- to + firmāre to make firm 1
Synonyms for Reaffirm
continue, extend, prolong, reestablish, reopen, repeat, restate, restore, resume, revive, brace, exhilarate, freshen, gentrify, mend, modernize, overhaul, reawaken, recommence, recondition, recreate, refit, refresh, regenerate, rehabilitate, reinvigorate, rejuvenate, remodel, renovate, repair, replace, replenish, restock, resuscitate, retread, revitalize, spruce, stimulate, transform, begin again, breathe new life into, bring up to date, fix up, go over