əˌreɪt verb (used with object), as·sev·er·at·ed, as·sev·er·at·ing.
to declare earnestly or solemnly; affirm positively; aver.
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| —vb | |
| (tr) to assert or declare emphatically or solemnly | |
| [C18: from Latin assevērāre to do (something) earnestly, from sevērus | |
| assever'ation | |
| —n | |
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asseverate
1791, from L. asseveratus, pp. of asseverare "to assert seriously," from ad- "to" + severus "serious, severe" (see severe).
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