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asseverate
as·sev·er·ate A0473700 (ə-sĕv′ə-rāt′)tr.v. as·sev·er·at·ed, as·sev·er·at·ing, as·sev·er·ates To declare seriously or positively; affirm. [Latin assevērāre, assevērāt- : ad-, ad- + sevērus, serious; see segh- in Indo-European roots.] as·sev′er·a′tion n.as·sev′er·a′tive (-ə-rā′tĭv, -ər-ə-tĭv) adj.asseverate (əˈsɛvəˌreɪt) or assevervb (tr) to assert or declare emphatically or solemnly[C18: from Latin assevērāre to do (something) earnestly, from sevērus severe] asˌseverˈation nas•sev•er•ate (əˈsɛv əˌreɪt) v.t. -at•ed, -at•ing. to declare earnestly or solemnly. [1785–95; < Latin assevērātus, past participle of assevērāre to declare] as•sev`er•a′tion, n. as•sev′er•a`tive (-əˌreɪ tɪv, -ər ə tɪv) adj. asseverate Past participle: asseverated Gerund: asseverating
Imperative |
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asseverate | asseverate |
Present |
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I asseverate | you asseverate | he/she/it asseverates | we asseverate | you asseverate | they asseverate |
Preterite |
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I asseverated | you asseverated | he/she/it asseverated | we asseverated | you asseverated | they asseverated |
Present Continuous |
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I am asseverating | you are asseverating | he/she/it is asseverating | we are asseverating | you are asseverating | they are asseverating |
Present Perfect |
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I have asseverated | you have asseverated | he/she/it has asseverated | we have asseverated | you have asseverated | they have asseverated |
Past Continuous |
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I was asseverating | you were asseverating | he/she/it was asseverating | we were asseverating | you were asseverating | they were asseverating |
Past Perfect |
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I had asseverated | you had asseverated | he/she/it had asseverated | we had asseverated | you had asseverated | they had asseverated |
Future |
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I will asseverate | you will asseverate | he/she/it will asseverate | we will asseverate | you will asseverate | they will asseverate |
Future Perfect |
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I will have asseverated | you will have asseverated | he/she/it will have asseverated | we will have asseverated | you will have asseverated | they will have asseverated |
Future Continuous |
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I will be asseverating | you will be asseverating | he/she/it will be asseverating | we will be asseverating | you will be asseverating | they will be asseverating |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been asseverating | you have been asseverating | he/she/it has been asseverating | we have been asseverating | you have been asseverating | they have been asseverating |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been asseverating | you will have been asseverating | he/she/it will have been asseverating | we will have been asseverating | you will have been asseverating | they will have been asseverating |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been asseverating | you had been asseverating | he/she/it had been asseverating | we had been asseverating | you had been asseverating | they had been asseverating |
Conditional |
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I would asseverate | you would asseverate | he/she/it would asseverate | we would asseverate | you would asseverate | they would asseverate |
Past Conditional |
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I would have asseverated | you would have asseverated | he/she/it would have asseverated | we would have asseverated | you would have asseverated | they would have asseverated | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | asseverate - state categorically assert, maintaininsist, take a firm stand - be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge; "I must insist!"allege, aver, say - report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"predicate, proclaim - affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President" |
asseverateverbTo put into words positively and with conviction:affirm, allege, argue, assert, aver, avouch, avow, claim, contend, declare, hold, maintain, say, state.Idiom: have it.TranslationsLegalSeeAsseverationasseverate Related to asseverate: expatiate, reiterated, deignedSynonyms for asseverateverb to put into words positively and with convictionSynonyms- affirm
- allege
- argue
- assert
- aver
- avouch
- avow
- claim
- contend
- declare
- hold
- maintain
- say
- state
Synonyms for asseverateverb state categoricallySynonymsRelated Words- insist
- take a firm stand
- allege
- aver
- say
- predicate
- proclaim
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