different between affirm vs affirmer

English

Etymology

From Middle English affirmen, affermen, from Old French afermer, affermer, from Latin affirmare, adfirmare (“to present as fixed, aver, affirm”), from ad (“to”) + firmare (“to make firm”), from firmus (“firm”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??f?m/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??f??m/
• Rhymes: -??(?)m

Verb

affirm (third-person singular simple present affirms, present participle affirming, simple past and past participle affirmed)

1. To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.

   She affirmed that she would go when I asked her.

2. To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true.
3. To support or encourage.

   They did everything they could to affirm the children's self-confidence.

4. To make firm; to confirm, or ratify; especially (law) to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review.

Synonyms

• validate

Antonyms

• disaffirm
• deny (of 1,2)
• repudiate (of 2)
• invalidate (of 4)

Related terms

• affirmation
• affirmative

Translations

See also

• affirmative action
• confirm

Further reading

• affirm in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• affirm in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• affirm at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

affirm +? -er

Noun

affirmer (plural affirmers)

1. One who affirms.

Translations

Anagrams

• reaffirm

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin affirm?re, affirm?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.fi?.me/

Verb

affirmer

1. to affirm, to claim

Conjugation

Derived terms

• affirmation

Further reading

• “affirmer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• raffermi

Latin

Verb

affirmer

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of affirm?