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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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asseveration
1550s, from L. asseverationem (nom. asseveratio) "vehement assertion," from asseveratus, pp. of asseverare "to swear solemnly, act with earnestness, assert strongly," from ad- "to" + severus "strict, severe" (see severe).
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