Affirm (v. t.) to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review.
Affirm (v. t.) To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true; -- opposed to deny.
Affirm (v. t.) To declare, as a fact, solemnly, under judicial sanction. See Affirmation, 4.
Affirm (v. i.) To declare or assert positively.
Affirm (v. i.) To make a solemn declaration, before an authorized magistrate or tribunal, under the penalties of perjury; to testify by affirmation.
Affirmable (a.) Capable of being affirmed, asserted, or declared; -- followed by of; as, an attribute affirmable of every just man.
Affirmance (n.) Confirmation; ratification; confirmation of a voidable act.
Affirmance (n.) A strong declaration; affirmation.
Affirmant (n.) One who affirms or asserts.
Affirmant (n.) One who affirms, instead of taking an oath.
Affirmation (n.) Confirmation of anything established; ratification; as, the affirmation of a law.
Affirmation (n.) The act of affirming or asserting as true; assertion; -- opposed to negation or denial.
Affirmation (n.) That which is asserted; an assertion; a positive statement; an averment; as, an affirmation, by the vender, of title to property sold, or of its quality.
Affirmation (n.) A solemn declaration made under the penalties of perjury, by persons who conscientiously decline taking an oath, which declaration is in law equivalent to an oath.
Affirmative (a.) Confirmative; ratifying; as, an act affirmative of common law.
Affirmative (a.) That affirms; asserting that the fact is so; declaratory of what exists; answering "yes" to a question; -- opposed to negative; as, an affirmative answer; an affirmative vote.
Affirmative (a.) Positive; dogmatic.
Affirmative (a.) Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.
Affirmative (a.) Positive; -- a term applied to quantities which are to be added, and opposed to negative, or such as are to be subtracted.
Affirmative (n.) That which affirms as opposed to that which denies; an affirmative proposition; that side of question which affirms or maintains the proposition stated; -- opposed to negative; as, there were forty votes in the affirmative, and ten in the negative.
Affirmative (n.) A word or phrase expressing affirmation or assent; as, yes, that is so, etc.
Affirmatively (adv.) In an affirmative manner; on the affirmative side of a question; in the affirmative; -- opposed to negatively.
Affirmatory (a.) Giving affirmation; assertive; affirmative.
Affirmer (n.) One who affirms.
Affixed (imp. & p. p.) of Affix
Affixing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Affix
Affix (v. t.) To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to; to fix to any part of; as, to affix a syllable to a word; to affix a seal to an instrument; to affix one's name to a writing.
Affix (v. t.) To fix or fasten in any way; to attach physically.
Affix (v. t.) To attach, unite, or connect with; as, names affixed to ideas, or ideas affixed to things; to affix a stigma to a person; to affix ridicule or blame to any one.
Affix (v. t.) To fix or fasten figuratively; -- with on or upon; as, eyes affixed upon the ground.
Affixes (pl. ) of Affix
Affix (n.) That which is affixed; an appendage; esp. one or more letters or syllables added at the end of a word; a suffix; a postfix.
Affixion (n.) Affixture.
Affixture (n.) The act of affixing, or the state of being affixed; attachment.
Afflation (n.) A blowing or breathing on; inspiration.
Afflatus (n.) A breath or blast of wind.
Afflatus (n.) A divine impartation of knowledge; supernatural impulse; inspiration.
Afflicted (imp. & p. p.) of Afflict
Afflicting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Afflict
Afflict (v. t.) To strike or cast down; to overthrow.
Afflict (v. t.) To inflict some great injury or hurt upon, causing continued pain or mental distress; to trouble grievously; to torment.
Afflict (v. t.) To make low or humble.
Afflict (p. p. & a.) Afflicted.
Afflictedness (n.) The state of being afflicted; affliction.
Afflicter (n.) One who afflicts.
Afflicting (a.) Grievously painful; distressing; afflictive; as, an afflicting event. -- Af*flict"ing*ly, adv.
Affliction (n.) The cause of continued pain of body or mind, as sickness, losses, etc.; an instance of grievous distress; a pain or grief.
Affliction (n.) The state of being afflicted; a state of pain, distress, or grief.
Afflictionless (a.) Free from affliction.
Afflictive (a.) Giving pain; causing continued or repeated pain or grief; distressing.
Afflictively (adv.) In an afflictive manner.
Affluence (n.) A flowing to or towards; a concourse; an influx.
Affluence (n.) An abundant supply, as of thought, words, feelings, etc.; profusion; also, abundance of property; wealth.
Affluency (n.) Affluence.
Affluent (a.) Flowing to; flowing abundantly.
Affluent (a.) Abundant; copious; plenteous; hence, wealthy; abounding in goods or riches.
Affluent (n.) A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream.
Affluently (adv.) Abundantly; copiously.
Affluentness (n.) Great plenty.
Afflux (n.) A flowing towards; that which flows to; as, an afflux of blood to the head.
Affluxion (n.) The act of flowing towards; afflux.
Affodill (n.) Asphodel.
Afforce (v. t.) To reenforce; to strengthen.
Afforcement (n.) A fortress; a fortification for defense.
Afforcement (n.) A reenforcement; a strengthening.
Afforciament (n.) See Afforcement.
Afforded (imp. & p. p.) of Afford
Affording (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Afford
Afford (v. t.) To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural result, fruit, or issue; as, grapes afford wine; olives afford oil; the earth affords fruit; the sea affords an abundant supply of fish.
Afford (v. t.) To give, grant, or confer, with a remoter reference to its being the natural result; to provide; to furnish; as, a good life affords consolation in old age.
Afford (v. t.) To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting, expending, with profit, or without loss or too great injury; as, A affords his goods cheaper than B; a man can afford a sum yearly in charity.
Afford (v. t.) To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; -- with an auxiliary, as can, could, might, etc.; to be able or rich enough.
Affordable (a.) That may be afforded.
Affordment (n.) Anything given as a help; bestowal.
Afforest (v. t.) To convert into a forest; as, to afforest a tract of country.
Afforestation (n.) The act of converting into forest or woodland.
Afformative (n.) An affix.
Affranchise (v. t.) To make free; to enfranchise.
Affranchisement (n.) The act of making free; enfranchisement.
Affrap (v. t. & i.) To strike, or strike down.
Affrayed (p. p.) of Affray
Affray (v. t.) To startle from quiet; to alarm.
Affray (v. t.) To frighten; to scare; to frighten away.
Affray (v. t.) The act of suddenly disturbing any one; an assault or attack.
Affray (v. t.) Alarm; terror; fright.
Affray (v. t.) A tumultuous assault or quarrel; a brawl; a fray.
Affray (v. t.) The fighting of two or more persons, in a public place, to the terror of others.
Affrayer (n.) One engaged in an affray.
Affrayment (n.) Affray.
Affreight (v. t.) To hire, as a ship, for the transportation of goods or freight.
Affreighter (n.) One who hires or charters a ship to convey goods.
Affreightment (n.) The act of hiring, or the contract for the use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.
Affret (n.) A furious onset or attack.
Affriction (n.) The act of rubbing against.
Affriended (p. p.) Made friends; reconciled.
Affrighted (imp. & p. p.) of Affright
Affrighting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Affright
Affright (v. t.) To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm.
Affright (p. a.) Affrighted.
Affright (n.) Sudden and great fear; terror. It expresses a stronger impression than fear, or apprehension, perhaps less than terror.