verb
Meaning 1
To affirm again.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
reaffirm
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ɹiːəˈfɜːm/
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Canada, General-American: /ˌɹiəˈfɝm/
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Australian: /ɹiːəˈfɜːm/
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New-Zealand: /ɹiːəˈføːm/
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CMU ARPABET: R IY2 AH0 F ER1 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
To bolster or support.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The recent tragedy served only to reaffirm his faith.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
affirm once again
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- He reaffirmed his faith in the church
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: affirm
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English affirm English reaffirm From re- + affirm.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: потвърждавам (potvǎrždavam) — affirm again
- Catalan: reafirmar — affirm again
- Italian: riaffermare — affirm again
- Portuguese: reafirmar — affirm again
- Spanish: reafirmar — affirm again
- Portuguese: reafirmar — bolster, support
- Spanish: reafirmar — bolster, support