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

The vice president reaffirmed Republicans’ strategy of trying to pick off a handful of Senate Democrats to vote for stopgap funding to reopen the government. —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025

McDonough reaffirmed Rivian’s goal of hitting a measure of operating profit by 2028 once its Illinois plant reaches full production capacity of 200,000 vehicles a year. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025

Chainsaw Man, also released through Sony/Crunchyroll, reaffirms that instance wasn't a fluke. —Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 2025

After the strikes, Israel and Hamas both reaffirmed their commitment to the terms of the ceasefire. —Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Money, 27 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