ASSEVERATE

assert, asseverate, maintain

(verb) state categorically

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

asseverate (third-person singular simple present asseverates, present participle asseverating, simple past and past participle asseverated)

(transitive) To declare earnestly, seriously, or positively; to affirm.

Source: Wiktionary


As*sev"er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Asseverated; p. pr. & vb. n. Asseverating.] Etym: [L. asseveratus, p. p. of asseverare to assert seriously or earnestly; ad + severus. See Severe.]

Definition: To affirm or aver positively, or with solemnity.

Syn.

– To affirm; aver; protest; declare. See Affirm.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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