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affirm
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)
- To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.
- She affirmed that she would go when I asked her.
- To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true.
- To support or encourage.
- They did everything they could to affirm the children's self-confidence.
- 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
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deliver
English
Alternative forms
- delivre (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle English deliveren, from Anglo-Norman and Old French delivrer, from Latin d? + l?ber? (“to set free”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /d??l?v?(?)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /d??l?v?/
- Rhymes: -?v?(?)
- Hyphenation: de?liv?er
Verb
deliver (third-person singular simple present delivers, present participle delivering, simple past and past participle delivered)
- To set free from restraint or danger.
- Synonyms: free, liberate, release
- (process) To do with birth.
- To assist in the birth of.
- (formal, with "of") To assist (a female) in bearing, that is, in bringing forth (a child).
- Sche was delivered sauf and sone
- To give birth to.
- To assist in the birth of.
- To free from or disburden of anything.
- 1622, Henry Peacham, The Compleat Gentleman
- Tully was long ere he could be delivered of a few verses, and those poor ones.
- 1622, Henry Peacham, The Compleat Gentleman
- To bring or transport something to its destination.
- To hand over or surrender (someone or something) to another.
- (intransitive, informal) To produce what was expected or required.
- 2004, Detroit News, Detroit Pistons: Champions at Work (page 86)
- "You know, he plays great sometimes when he doesn't score," Brown said. "Tonight, with Rip (Richard Hamilton) struggling, we needed somebody to step up, and he really did. He really delivered."
- 2004, Detroit News, Detroit Pistons: Champions at Work (page 86)
- To express in words or vocalizations, declare, utter, or vocalize.
- To give forth in action or exercise; to discharge.
- shaking his head and delivering some show of tears
- To discover; to show.
- (obsolete) To admit; to allow to pass.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Francis Bacon to this entry?)
- (medicine) To administer a drug.
Synonyms
- (to set free): free, loose, rid, outbring
- (to express): utter, outbring
- (produce what was required): come through, come up with the goods
Derived terms
- delivery
- deliverable
- deliver the goods
Translations
Anagrams
- delivre, livered, relived, reviled
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