Both Uses
affirm
in
The Hunt for Red October
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- That's affirm, but they probably think we're flying Pan Am.†
Chpt 10.
- He had affirmed death sentences from his seat on an appellate bench, and that had not been easy—even for men who had richly deserved their fates.†
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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
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)