asseverate
to declare earnestly or solemnly; affirm positively; aver.
Origin of asseverate
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How to use asseverate in a sentence
Simpkins always prefaced a piece of duplicity by asseverating his innocence of guile.
The False Gods | George Horace LorimerIn the first place, the Liquozone people have letters from chemists asseverating that the compound is chemically scientific.
The Great American Fraud | Samuel Hopkins AdamsThis I did, patiently answering repeated questions and asseverating facts.
The Man Who Fell Through the Earth | Carolyn WellsIn imagination I heard myself constantly asseverating "I love you!"
Georgie cried day and night, merely asseverating that she hated Joe, and loved Ma, and she wished people would let her alone.
Saturday's Child | Kathleen Norris
British Dictionary definitions for asseverate
/ (əˈsɛvəˌreɪt) /
(tr) to assert or declare emphatically or solemnly
Origin of asseverate
1Derived forms of asseverate
- asseveration, noun
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