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as⋅sev⋅er⋅ate

  [uh-sev-uh-reyt]
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–verb (used with object), -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.
to declare earnestly or solemnly; affirm positively; aver.
Origin:
1785–95; < L assevērātus spoken in earnest (ptp. of assevērāre), equiv. to as- as- + sevēr- (see severe ) + -ātus -ate 1

Synonyms:
assert, state, maintain.
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as·sev·er·ate   (ə-sěv'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.
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Asseverate

As*sev"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Asseverated; p. pr. & vb. n. Asseverating.] [L. asseveratus, p. p. of asseverare to assert seriously or earnestly; ad + severus. See Severe.] To affirm or aver positively, or with solemnity.

Syn: To affirm; aver; protest; declare. See Affirm.
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