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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 September 18, 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. 18 Sep. 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 18 September 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3U4CIQVMW3M2NAQ.
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