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affirm

/əˈfɜːm/
verb
  1. To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.

    "She affirmed that she would go when I asked her."

  2. To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true.

  3. To support or encourage.

    "They did everything they could to affirm the children's self-confidence."

Synonymsvalidate
Antonymsdeny, disaffirm, invalidate, repudiate

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