affirming
verb
Definitions
To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.
Example: She affirmed that she would go when I asked her.
To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true.
To support or encourage.
Example: They did everything they could to affirm the children's self-confidence.
To make firm; to confirm, or ratify; especially to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review.
noun
Definitions
The act of one who affirms something; an affirmation.