to affirmverb/ɐ.fiɾˈmaɾ/higha·fir·marPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionTo state or assert positively; maintain as true.She affirmed her commitment to the project.The witness affirmed that he saw the accident.synassertdeclareantdenyCommon collocationsaffirm one's rightsaffirm a decisionEtymologyDo latim 'affirmare'Related wordsafirmaçãoafirmativoafirmador