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| affirmable |
combined form of affirm. |
| asseverate |
to declare with solemnity and earnestness; affirm. |
| aver |
to assert to be true; affirm. |
| avouch |
to affirm or state strongly; acknowledge. [1/3 definitions] |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. [1/2 definitions] |
| certificate |
to attest to or affirm by certificate. [1/6 definitions] |
| certify |
to affirm the accuracy or certainty of, esp. in a formal manner; confirm. [2/5 definitions] |
| profess |
to acknowledge openly; affirm. [1/7 definitions] |
| protest |
to earnestly declare or affirm. [1/7 definitions] |
| substantiate |
to make stronger; affirm. [1/3 definitions] |
| swear |
to vow, declare, or affirm in the name of a deity or in the presence of a sacred object. [2/9 definitions] |
| testify |
to state or affirm as fact or truth, esp. under oath. [1/6 definitions] |
| uphold |
to support or affirm, esp. in the face of a challenge. [1/2 definitions] |
| vouch |
to affirm or certify someone or something to be true, truthful, genuine, or correct (usu. fol. by "for"). [1/3 definitions] |
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