affirm
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
his story confirmed my doubts
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- negate antonym
- validation derivation
- documentation derivation
- affirmation derivation
- substantiation derivation
- confirmation derivation
- documentation derivation
- affirmable derivation
- confirmative derivation
- sustainable derivation
Sense 2 verb
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
Before God I swear I am innocent
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- oath derivation
- assertion derivation
- affirmation derivation
- affirmation derivation
- asserter derivation
- swearer derivation
- affirmable derivation
Sense 3 verb
say yes to
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- affirmation derivation
- affirmative derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | negate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | validation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | documentation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | affirmation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | substantiation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | confirmation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | documentation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | affirmable |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | confirmative |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sustainable |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | back up |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vouch |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | verify |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shew |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | document |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | validate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | oath |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | assertion |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | affirmation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | affirmation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | asserter |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | swearer |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | affirmable |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | declare |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | hold |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | claim |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | attest |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | declare |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | protest |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | assure |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | affirmation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | affirmative |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | claim |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | reaffirm |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | reassert |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | defend |