Affirm and Counter

Affirm

Affirm verb - To state as a fact usually forcefully.
Usage example: unwilling to affirm without further study that the painting is an original Rembrandt

Counter is an antonym for affirm.

Counter

Counter verb - To strive to reduce or eliminate.

Affirm is an antonym for counter.

Common collocations

ability affirm ability counter ability
weakness affirm weakness counter weakness
fact affirm fact counter fact
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