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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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