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af·firm (ə-fûrḿ)

[Middle English affermen, from Old French afermer, from Latin affirmāre, ad-, ad-, + firmāre, to strengthen (from firmus, strong; see dher-).]

verb: -firmed, -firm·ing, -firms. 

transitive verb 

  1. To declare positively or firmly; maintain to be true.
  2. To support or uphold the validity of; confirm.

intransitive verb 

Law
To declare solemnly and formally but not under oath.

derivatives

af·firḿa·ble
adjective
af·firḿa·bly
adverb
af·fiŕmant
adjective noun
af·firḿer
noun