reaffirm

verb

re·​af·​firm (ˌ)rē-ə-ˈfərm 

reaffirmed; reaffirming; reaffirms

transitive verb

: to affirm (something) again especially so as to strengthen or confirm

reaffirming the defendant's innocence

reaffirm the validity of a debt

a story that reaffirmed her belief in the goodness of humanity

Examples of reaffirm in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But on Monday the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office, after reviewing the evidence in the case, issued a report reaffirming its earlier finding. —Brandon Griggs, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025

Netanyahu, meanwhile, used the moment to reaffirm his rejection of a Palestinian state. —Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025

Per People, the report reaffirms that Greenberg, a 27-year-old Philadelphia schoolteacher, died by suicide despite sustaining 20 stab wounds to her back, neck, and head, with a knife found protruding from her chest. —Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025

Greenberg’s death was later reaffirmed as a suicide — and then Simon got her turn. —Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1624, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reaffirm

• disaffirm
• ectoderm
• endoderm
• endosperm
• interfirm
• isotherm
• mesoderm
• periderm
• affirm
• bookworm
• confirm
• cutworm

Legal Definition

reaffirm

transitive verb

re·​af·​firm

ˌrē-ə-ˈfərm

1

: to affirm again

2

: to agree to the payment of (a dischargeable debt) with a creditor prior to the discharge of debts in bankruptcy

reaffirmed her debt in order to keep her car

reaffirmation

-ˌa-fər-ˈmā-shən

noun