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

Students reading him are not only learning poetry, scansion, translation, and the classics, but also performing a small yet profound resurrection of freedom, one that reaffirms the essential fact that literature is not and was never meant to be safe. —Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025

The United States still has a window of opportunity to reaffirm its value proposition and align the world with its leadership. —Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2025

Douglas County Board of County Commissioners, the sheriff and the district attorney gathered Tuesday to reaffirm their support for strict penalties for theft and announced a new ordinance proposal. —Olivia Young, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2025

Recent bilateral agreements with the European Union, Japan, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and South Korea reaffirm this longstanding approach by preserving tariff exemptions for aerospace products. —Daniel Elwell, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 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