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reaffirmto state again strongly; to confirm or assert positively again

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to state again strongly; to confirm or assert positively again

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌriːəˈfɜːrm/

Korean meaning: 재확인하다, 다시 단언하다, 재천명하다

Korean pronunciation: 리어**펌**

Example Sentences

  • After the scandal, the company CEO had to reaffirm that their pizza dough was indeed made from wheat, not cardboard.
  • The couple decided to reaffirm their wedding vows after 25 years of marriage.
  • My cat reaffirms his dominance over the house by sitting on my laptop every morning.

reaffirm

VERB

//ˌriːəˈfɜːrm//

to state again strongly; to confirm or assert positively again

reaffirm concept
💡 Concept

to state again strongly; to confirm or assert positively again

reaffirm rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

First confirm, stand firm, then reaffirm!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌriːəˈfɜːrm/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌriːəˈfɜːm/

🌳Etymology

Prefixre--
Rootaffirm

Origin

라틴어에서 온 단어로, '다시(re-)'와 '확고히 하다(affirm)'가 결합된 형태입니다. 마치 약속을 두 번 도장 찍듯이 더욱 확실하게 만드는 의미입니다.

🎵Rhyme

confirmfirmterm
confirm
firm
term

🔗Collocations

reaffirm commitment
reaffirm support
reaffirm faith
reaffirm position
reaffirm alliance

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

After the scandal, the company CEO had to reaffirm that their pizza dough was indeed made from wheat, not cardboard.

The couple decided to reaffirm their wedding vows after 25 years of marriage.

😄 Fun example

My cat reaffirms his dominance over the house by sitting on my laptop every morning.

The government reaffirmed its policy on environmental protection.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

confirmreassertvalidatereiteratereinforce

Antonyms

denyretractcontradict

Related

affirmassertdeclarestateproclaim

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