verb To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.
She affirmed that she would go when I asked her.
verb To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true.
verb To support or encourage.
gender-affirming; trans-affirming
verb To make firm; to confirm, or ratify; especially to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review.
verb To state under a solemn promise to tell the truth which is considered legally equivalent to an oath, especially of those who have religious or other moral objections to swearing oaths; also solemnly affirm.