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declare vs affirm

affirm vs declare

declare and affirm both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
declare No No Yes No
affirm No No Yes No
As verbs, affirm is a hyponym of declare; that is, affirm is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than declare:
  • declare: state emphatically and authoritatively
  • affirm: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
Other hyponyms of declare include plead, profess, condemn, bless, consecrate, hallow, sanctify, account, answer for, advise, propose, suggest, assure, promise, promise, take the Fifth, take the Fifth Amendment, condemn, doom, sentence, exclaim, proclaim, promulgate, profess, assert, aver, avow, swan, swear, verify, depone, depose, swear, attest, bear witness, take the stand, testify, decree, animadvert, opine, sound off, speak out, speak up, count out.
As verbs, affirm is a hypernym of declare; that is, affirm is a word with a broader meaning than declare:
  • declare: state firmly
  • affirm: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
Other hypernyms of declare include assert, aver, avow, swan, swear, verify.
declare (verb) affirm (verb)
state emphatically and authoritatively establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
state firmly to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official say yes to
declare to be
announce publicly or officially
proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against
designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand
authorize payments of
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