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afirmar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • affirm verb To state something confidently and firmly as true.
  • allege verb To state under oath, to plead.
  • assert verb To state something firmly and confidently, as if it were beyond doubt.
  • claim verb To state that something is true, often without having proved it yet.
  • firm noun A business, especially one run as a partnership, such as a law or accounting practice.
  • purport verb To convey, imply, or profess (often falsely or inaccurately).
  • state noun The particular condition someone or something is in at a given time.

Senses

afirmar is used for these senses in English:

  • allege (obsolete, transitive) To state under oath, to plead.
  • allege (transitive) To make a claim as justification or proof; to make an assertion without proof.
  • assert (reflexive) To insist on the legitimacy of one's rights, opinion, etc; not to allow oneself to be dismissed; to ensure that one is taken into consideration; to make oneself respected; to be assertive. See assert oneself.
  • firm (transitive) To make firm or strong; fix securely.
  • purport To convey, imply, or profess (often falsely or inaccurately). [(usually) with to (+ infinitive)]
  • state (transitive) To declare to be a fact.

affirm — full definition

  1. verb To state something confidently and firmly as true.
  2. verb (law) To uphold or confirm a lower court’s decision on appeal.

allege — full definition

  1. verb To state under oath, to plead.
  2. verb To cite or quote an author or his work for or against.
  3. verb To adduce (something) as a reason, excuse, support etc.
  4. verb To make a claim as justification or proof; to make an assertion without proof.

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