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ASSEVER
Etymology
Verb
assever (third-person singular simple present assevers, present participle assevering, simple past and past participle assevered)
Archaic form of asseverate.
Anagrams
• Seavers, averses, re-saves, resaves
Source: Wiktionary
As*sev"er, v. t. Etym: [Cf. OF. asseverer, fr. L. asseverare.]
Definition: See Asseverate. [Archaic]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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