affirm

Definitions


[əˈfəːm], (Verb)

Definitions:
- state emphatically or publicly
(e.g: he affirmed the country's commitment to peace)

- offer (someone) emotional support or encouragement
(e.g: there are five common ways parents fail to affirm their children)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘make firm’): via Old French from Latin affirmare, from ad- ‘to’ + firmus ‘strong’




definition by Oxford Dictionaries