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"glosses": [
"To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively."
],
"links": [
[
"agree",
"agree"
],
[
"verify",
"verify"
],
[
"concur",
"concur"
],
[
"positively",
"positively"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 25:19:",
"text": "Jesus, […] whom Paul affirmed to be alive",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2024 August 21, Peter Plisner, “The changing role of our railway stations”, in RAIL, number 1016, page 62:",
"text": "However, as anyone who knew Adrian Shooter would affirm, he very rarely took no for an answer.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true."
],
"links": [
[
"assert",
"assert"
],
[
"aver",
"aver"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with collocations",
"English terms with quotations",
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "gender-affirming; trans-affirming (LGBTQ+)",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "They did everything they could to affirm the children's self-confidence.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "August 24 2021, Shon Faye, “‘I feel like it’s quite shaky acceptance’: trans kids and the fight for inclusion”, in The Guardian:",
"text": "Kate pointed out that these similarities between the various accounts of parents with trans children attracts criticism from those commentators who argue that trans children do not exist or should not be affirmed in their gender.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To support or encourage."
],
"links": [
[
"support",
"support"
],
[
"encourage",
"encourage"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"en:Law"
],
"glosses": [
"To make firm; to confirm, or ratify; especially (law) to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review."
],
"links": [
[
"confirm",
"confirm"
],
[
"ratify",
"ratify"
],
[
"law",
"law#English"
],
[
"appellate court",
"appellate court"
]
]
},
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"categories": [
"en:Law"
],
"glosses": [
"To state under a solemn promise to tell the truth which is considered legally equivalent to an oath, especially of those who have religious or other moral objections to swearing oaths; also solemnly affirm."
],
"links": [
[
"law",
"law#English"
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[
"truth",
"truth"
],
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"oath",
"oath"
],
[
"swear",
"swear"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(law) To state under a solemn promise to tell the truth which is considered legally equivalent to an oath, especially of those who have religious or other moral objections to swearing oaths; also solemnly affirm."
],
"topics": [
"law"
]
}
],
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"ipa": "/əˈfɝm/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/əˈfɜːm/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
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},
{
"rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)m"
}
],
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{
"word": "validate"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "potvǎrždavam",
"sense": "to agree with or verify",
"word": "потвърждавам"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "chéngrèn",
"sense": "to agree with or verify",
"word": "承认"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "kěndìng",
"sense": "to agree with or verify",
"word": "肯定"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to agree with or verify",
"word": "bejae"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to agree with or verify",
"word": "atesti"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to agree with or verify",
"word": "vahvistaa"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to agree with or verify",
"word": "afirmar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to agree with or verify",
"word": "zustimmen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to agree with or verify",
"word": "bejahen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to agree with or verify",
"word": "bestätigen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "vevaió",
"sense": "to agree with or verify",
"word": "βεβαιώ"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "epivevaióno",
"sense": "to agree with or verify",
"word": "επιβεβαιώνω"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to agree with or verify",
"word": "affermare"
},
{
"alt": "こうていする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kōtei suru",
"sense": "to agree with or verify",
"word": "肯定する"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to agree with or verify",
"word": "affirmō"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to agree with or verify",
"word": "dico"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "to agree with or verify",
"word": "teigti"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to agree with or verify",
"word": "whakakoikoia"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to agree with or verify",
"word": "whakakoia"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to agree with or verify",
"word": "whakatūturu"
},
{
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "to agree with or verify",
"word": "affermen"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to agree with or verify",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "potwierdzać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to agree with or verify",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "potwierdzić"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to agree with or verify",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "afirmować"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to agree with or verify",
"word": "afirmar"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to agree with or verify",
"word": "potvrditi"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to agree with or verify",
"word": "afirmar"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "poddǎržam",
"sense": "to support or encourage",
"word": "поддържам"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to support or encourage",
"word": "vahvistaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to support or encourage",
"word": "tukea"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to support or encourage",
"word": "unterstützen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "stirízo",
"sense": "to support or encourage",
"word": "στηρίζω"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to support or encourage",
"word": "affermare"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to support or encourage",
"word": "dico"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to support or encourage",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "afirmować"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to support or encourage",
"word": "afirmar"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to support or encourage",
"word": "poduprijeti"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to support or encourage",
"word": "afirmar"
}
],
"word": "affirm"
}
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