asseverate

[ uh-sev-uh-reyt ]
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verb (used with object),as·sev·er·at·ed, as·sev·er·at·ing.
  1. to declare earnestly or solemnly; affirm positively; aver.

Origin of asseverate

1
First recorded in 1785–95; <Latin assevērātus “spoken in earnest” (past participle of assevērāre ), equivalent to as- as- + sevēr- (see severe) + -ātus -ate1

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asseverate

/ (əˈsɛvəˌreɪt) /


verb
  1. (tr) to assert or declare emphatically or solemnly

Origin of asseverate

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C18: from Latin assevērāre to do (something) earnestly, from sevērus severe

Derived forms of asseverate

  • asseveration, noun

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