v.
state emphatically or publicly.
▸Law ratify (a judgement or agreement).
▸Law make a formal declaration rather than taking an oath.
Derivative
- affirmation n.
- affirmatory adj.
- affirmer n.
Etymology
ME (in the sense ‘make firm’): via OFr. from L. affirmare, from ad- ‘to’ + firmus ‘strong’.
