Affirm and Justify

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Affirm verb - To state as a fact usually forcefully.

Usage example: unwilling to affirm without further study that the painting is an original Rembrandt

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Justify and affirm are semantically related in corroborate topic. In some cases you can use "Justify" instead a verb "Affirm".

Justify verb - To continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections.

Usage example: failed to justify the need for a war at this time

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Affirm and justify are semantically related in corroborate topic. Sometimes you can use "Affirm" instead a verb "Justify".

desire	affirm desire	justify desire
ability	affirm ability	justify ability
life	affirm life	justify life
status	affirm status	justify status
Other words: presence, fact, existence.

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