Affirmed

adj. acknowledged, confirmed; declared to be true

v. confirm; claim; state to be true

This article is about the racehorse. For the concept in law and other fields, see affirmation. Affirmed (February 21, 1975 – January 12, 2001) was an American thoroughbred race horse that won the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1978—only the 11th horse to ever accomplish the feat. As of 2007, he was the last horse to do so.
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Noun
1. thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978
(hypernym) thoroughbred

Verb
1. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"
(synonym) confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support
(antonym) negate, contradict
(hyponym) back, back up
(derivation) affirmation
2. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
(synonym) verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
(hypernym) declare
(hyponym) hold
(derivation) affirmation, assertion, statement
3. say yes to
(hyponym) claim
(derivation) affirmation, assertion, statement

(imp. & p. p.)
of Affirm
  

AFFIRM, AFFIRMED - The act of an appellate court upholding a decision of a trial court or a lower appellate court is called affirming the decision.In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.