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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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