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asseverate, v.|əˈsɛvəreɪt|
[f. L. assevērāt- ppl. stem of assevērāre: see assever and -ate3.]
To affirm solemnly, assert emphatically, declare positively, avouch, aver: a. with subord. clause.
1791D'Israeli Cur. Lit. 36 They asseverated they saw no child. 1860B. Powell Ess. & Rev. (ed. 2) 141 If the most numerous ship's company were all to asseverate that they had seen a mermaid.
b. with simple obj.
a1847R. Hamilton Rew. & Punishm. viii. (1853) 406 If the doctrine of the preceding argument be true, let it be asseverated. 1876E. Mellor Priesth. iv. 179 To asseverate his previous statement with increased emphasis. |