Antonyms for re-affirmed
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : uh-furm |
Phonetic Transcription : əˈfɜrm |
Definition of re-affirmed
Origin :- c.1300, from Old French afermier (Modern French affirmer) "affirm, confirm; strengthen, consolidate," from Latin affirmare "to make steady, strengthen," figuratively "confirm, corroborate," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + firmare "strengthen, make firm," from firmus "strong" (see firm (adj.)). Spelling refashioned 16c. in French and English on Latin model. Related: Affirmed; affirming.
- As in renew : verb start over; refurbish
- As in re-create : verb renew
- As in recondition : verb renew
- As in declare : verb make known clearly or officially
- He re-affirmed his solemn promise that the fort should be safe in Indian hands.
- Extract from : « The Heart of Unaga » by Ridgwell Cullum
- In the Charter of 1830, Louis Philippe had re-affirmed this abolition.
- Extract from : « France and the Republic » by William Henry Hurlbert
- But on every rehearing the wisdom and virtue of mankind have re-affirmed it.
- Extract from : « The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) » by Robert G. Ingersoll
- They taunted him as a liar, but he re-affirmed his statements, and related his history.
- Extract from : « Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond » by Budgett Meakin
- I re-affirmed my past utterances and, turning to the chief more directly, I informed him that he would see me no more.
- Extract from : « Life in a Thousand Worlds » by William Shuler Harris
- Its reception was veritably triumphal, and at once re-affirmed his position as the leading English composer of his time.
- Extract from : « A Short History of English Music » by Ernest Ford
- “In the woods,” re-affirmed the young man; “under a tree; and a very good bed I found it,” he added, jocosely.
- Extract from : « The Maroon » by Mayne Reid
- Again, on the 2d March, 1861, Mr. Douglas re-affirmed this important statement.
- Extract from : « The Life of Jefferson Davis » by Frank H. Alfriend
- It was only when all hope of pardon was past that he re-affirmed his belief in the reformed faith.
- Extract from : « The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3) » by James Anthony Froude
- On the whole the brotherhood of men was re-affirmed by the Churches both in the social and religious sense.
- Extract from : « The War and the Churches » by Joseph McCabe
Synonyms for re-affirmed
- acknowledge
- advance
- advocate
- affirm
- allegate
- allege
- announce
- argue
- assert
- asservate
- attest
- aver
- avow
- be positive
- begin again
- blaze
- brace
- breathe new life into
- bring forward
- bring up to date
- certify
- cite
- claim
- confess
- confirm
- contend
- continue
- convey
- demonstrate
- disclose
- enunciate
- exhilarate
- extend
- fix up
- freshen
- furbish
- gentrify
- give a new look to
- give out
- go over
- inform
- insist
- maintain
- manifest
- mend
- modernize
- notify
- overhaul
- pass
- proclaim
- profess
- prolong
- promulgate
- pronounce
- propound
- publish
- put forward
- re-create
- reaffirm
- reassert
- reawaken
- recommence
- recondition
- recreate
- reestablish
- refit
- refresh
- refurbish
- regenerate
- rehabilitate
- reinvigorate
- rejuvenate
- remodel
- render
- renovate
- reopen
- repair
- repeat
- replace
- replenish
- restate
- restock
- restore
- resume
- resuscitate
- retread
- revamp
- reveal
- revitalize
- revive
- set forth
- show
- sound
- spruce
- state
- stimulate
- stress
- swear
- tell
- testify
- transform
- validate
- vouch
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