Both Uses of
affirm
in
Things Fall Apart
- The saying of the elders was not true—that if a man said yea his chi also affirmed.
p. 131.5affirmed = firmly stated that something is true
- Here was a man whose chi said nay despite his own affirmation.
p. 131.6 *affirmation = firm statement that something is true
Definitions:
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(1)
(affirm as in: I affirm the statement) to firmly state that something is true
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(2)
(affirm as in: affirmed her child's efforts) to demonstrate support or demonstrate the truth of something