v
(transitive, obsolete) To vouch for; to guarantee.
v
(Canada, politics) To elect (a politician, etc.) to an office automatically because no other candidates run; elect by acclamation.
v
(transitive) To believe; to put trust in.
adj
Such that it can be acknowledged.
v
(intransitive) To concur upon conviction; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition.
n
The granting of an argument or position not fully proved; the act of acknowledging something asserted; acknowledgement; concession.
n
(colloquial, dialect) An affidavit.
n
(countable, law) A decision upholding the decision of a lower court or agency
n
(law) One who affirms of taking an oath.
n
(law) The solemn declaration made by Quakers and others incapable of taking an oath.
n
(slang) An affidavit to be signed by a contest winner to confirm eligibility.
v
(transitive, UK, Ireland) To yield assent to; to approve.
v
(transitive) To say amen to; to ratify solemnly.
v
To justify oneself to (someone). (usually with have to)
n
The act of giving an answer.
v
(transitive) To judge the performance of someone, especially a worker.
v
Synonym of appraise (“to determine the value or worth of (something)”)
n
(archaic) trial; proof; testimony; affirmation.
v
(transitive, archaic) To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically.
n
(dated, law) In English common law, a person who accuses a confederate; one who commits approvement.
v
(obsolete) To make (someone) certain or confident about something; to inform.
n
An earnest affirmation; a declaration of support.
n
The act of attending; the state of being present; presence.
v
(transitive) To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine.
v
(transitive) To prove authentic; to determine as real and true.
v
To confirm or verify, to affirm the validity of.
v
(law) To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See avowry.
n
(obsolete) An upholding; defence; vindication.
n
Avowal (open affirmation or admission).
v
(transitive) To attest to (a fact) as the truth.
v
To state a new fact, typically without providing evidence to prove it is true.
n
(law) One who acknowledged the right of the plaintiff or cognizee in a fine; the defendant.
v
To admit or agree to be true; to acknowledge.
n
The act of conceding; concession.
v
Obsolete spelling of confirm [To strengthen; to make firm or resolute.]
v
(transitive) To confirm or support something with additional evidence; to attest or vouch for.
v
(obsolete) To give credence to; to believe.
v
(transitive, intransitive, obsolete, only survives in "creeded") To believe; to credit.
n
An affidavit, a legally binding statement or oath
n
(Canada) An endorsement.
adv
So as to endorse or approve.
n
Someone who receives an explanation.
v
(imperative) Used to grant permission for or to give endorsement of a suggestion or proposal.
n
Approval, agreement, or instruction to begin or proceed.
v
(transitive) To confirm, ratify or approve, especially officially or legally.
v
(Britain, India, rare) Alternative form of endorse [To express support or approval, especially officially or publicly.]
v
(law) To show (a person) to have had a sufficient legal reason for an act that has been made the subject of a charge or accusation.
v
(obsolete or regional) To be sure (convinced).
v
(Internet slang, Usenet) To agree with someone.
v
(transitive) To approve.
n
(law) A legal standard, applied in many jurisdictions for deciding the outcome of civil disputes, which requires that evidence be sufficient to determine that a claim is more likely to be true than not.
n
(archaic) The act of testing; proof
v
To change the attribution of; to give credit to someone else for a deed.
v
(transitive) To show formal appreciation of, as with an award, commendation etc.
v
To agree; to think something or someone is doing or saying what is right.
n
(bridge) A strongly encouraging response to a transfer.
n
A credo, expression of conviction
v
(transitive) To credit or hold responsible.
v
(informal) To agree with a proposition or statement after it has already been seconded.
v
(archaic, transitive) To verify.
v
To affirm or warrant the correctness or truth of (something); also, to affirm or warrant (the truth of an assertion or statement).
v
(transitive) To establish the authenticity of; to vouch for.
v
To say yes to; to agree with, or approve.
v
(colloquial, transitive) to agree with, affirm, approve.
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