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asseverate

[uh-sev-uh-reyt]

Origin

verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.

to declare earnestly or solemnly; affirm positively; aver.

Origin:
1785–95; < Latin assevērātus spoken in earnest (past participle of assevērāre), equivalent to as- as- + sevēr- (see severe) + -ātus -ate¹

Synonyms
assert, state, maintain.

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asseverate (əˈsɛvəˌreɪt)

—vb
	(tr) to assert or declare emphatically or solemnly

[C18: from Latin assevērāre to do (something) earnestly, from sevērussevere]

assever'ation

—n

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Word Origin & History

asseverate

1791, from L. asseveratus, pp. of asseverare "to assert seriously," from ad- "to" + severus "serious, severe" (see severe).

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