Definition of Reaffirm

1. Verb. Affirm once again. "He reaffirmed his faith in the church"

Generic synonyms: Affirm
Derivative terms: Reaffirmation

Definition of Reaffirm

1. v. t. To affirm again.

Definition of Reaffirm

1. Verb. To affirm again. ¹

2. Verb. To bolster or support. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Reaffirm

1. affirm [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: affirm

Lexicographical Neighbors of Reaffirm

ready money
ready moneys
ready monies
ready reckoner
ready reckoners
ready room
ready salted
ready to hand(p)
ready up
readying
readymade
readymades
reaedify
reaf
reaffiliation
reaffirm (current term)
reaffirmance
reaffirmances
reaffirmation
reaffirmations
reaffirmed
reaffirming
reaffirms
reaffix
reaffixed
reaffixes
reaffixing
reafforest
reafforestation
reafforested

Literary usage of Reaffirm

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1888)
"... we reaffirm the declarations already many times made in constitutional conventions, legislative assemblies, and in memorial« to Confess, ..."

2. The Diary of James K. Polk During His Presidency, 1845 to 1849 by James Knox Polk, Milo Milton Quaife (1910)
"and reaffirm Mr. Monroe's ground against permitting any European power to plant or establish any new colony on the North American Continent. ..."

3. History of Political Conventions in California, 1849-1892 by Winfield J. Davis (1893)
"That we reaffirm our adherence to the doctrine laid down in the San Jose platform of 1882, that the democratic party is opposed to all legislation of a ..."

4. History of Dakota Territory by George Washington Kingsbury, George Martin Smith (1915)
"... and which they were now to reaffirm at an election held under the authority and expense of the parent government—a constitution that had been partially ..."

5. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1892)
"... reaffirm this jilan, and then make the manufacturer show whether he is sincere or not. At the request of Mr. Hechler, the resolution and the amendment ..."

6. The American Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1871)
"The following scries of resolutions was unanimously adopted as tho platform of the Republican party in Virginia: 1. That they approve and reaffirm the ..."

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