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American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1
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Affirm
AFFIRM, v.t. afferm’ [L. affirmo; ad and firmo, to make firm. See Firm.]
1. To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to declare the existence of something; to maintain as true; opposed to deny.
Of one Jesus whom Paul affirmed to be alive. Acts 25.
2. To make firm; to establish, confirm or ratify; as, the Supreme court affirmed the judgment.
AFFIRM’, v.i. To declare solemnly before a court or magistrate, for confirming a fact, or to have an affirmation administered to, by way of confirmation, or as a substitute for an oath; as, the witness affirmed to the fact, or he was affirmed to the fact.
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Chicago:
Noah Webster Jr., "Affirm," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3U4CIQVMW3M2NAQ.
MLA:
Webster, Noah, Jr. "Affirm." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3U4CIQVMW3M2NAQ.
Harvard:
Webster, N, 'Affirm' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3U4CIQVMW3M2NAQ.
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