(1):
(v. i.) To declare or assert positively.
(2):
(v. i.) To make a solemn declaration, before an authorized magistrate or tribunal, under the penalties of perjury; to testify by affirmation.
(3):
(v. t.) to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review.
(4):
(v. t.) To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true; - opposed to deny.
(5):
(v. t.) To declare, as a fact, solemnly, under judicial sanction. See Affirmation, 4.