different between notify vs affirm

English

Etymology

From Middle English notifien, a borrowing from Old French notifier, notefiier.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?no?t?fa?/

Verb

notify (third-person singular simple present notifies, present participle notifying, simple past and past participle notified)

1. (transitive) To give (someone) notice (of some event). [mid-15c.]

2. (obsolete, transitive) To make (something) known. [late 14c.]
3. (obsolete, transitive) To make note of (something).

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Usage notes

As illustrated by the two examples of use, the direct object of the verb can either be the party to which notice is given, or the event of which notice is given.

Synonyms

• apprise, inform; See also Thesaurus:inform

Related terms

• notifier
• notification
• notifyee

Translations

References

Anagrams

• tonify

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