asseverate - definition, synonyms and pronunciation

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state categoricallySynonyms: assert maintainMore general insist, take a firm standMore specific allege, predicate

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As·sev′er·ate (…), transitive verb [past tense & past participle Asseverated (…); present participle & verbal noun Asseverating (…).]

Origin: L. asseveratus, p. p. of asseverare to assert seriously or earnestly; ad + severus. See Severe.

To affirm or aver positively, or with solemnity.

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

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54