† assertionatev.
Obsolete. rare.
To make assertion, to assert v. (The latter was apparently not yet in use.)
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the mind > language > statement > assertion or affirmation > [verb (intransitive)]
protesta1486
assertionate1593
aver1599
contest1607
asseverate1807
gage1811
predicate1828
pose1840
to take one's dick1861
to stick up1876
1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 15v Once more I wil assertionate, Vertue hath no enimie but pryde.
1623 in H. Cockeram Eng. Dict.
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