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asseverate [uh-sev-uh-reyt] SynonymsExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for asseverate on Thesaurus.com verb (used with object), as·sev·er·at·ed, as·sev·er·at·ing.
- to declare earnestly or solemnly; affirm positively; aver.
Origin of asseverate 1785–95; Latin assevērātus spoken in earnest (past participle of assevērāre), equivalent to as- as- + sevēr- (see severe) + -ātus -ate1 Synonyms for asseverate See more synonyms for on Thesaurus.com assert, state, maintain. Related Words for asseverate aver, avow Examples from the Web for asseverate Historical Examples of asseverate
She did not asseverate any more, nor even say she was innocent.
L. T. Meade
No one appeared to think it worth while to asseverate the fact, for it was self-evident.
R.M. Ballantyne
He could asseverate with some justice, “I have never written an insincere note.”
Paul Rosenfeld
They lacked a definite opinion to entertain and a cry to asseverate.
In the Name of the Bodleian and Other Essays
Augustine Birrell
It has more solemnity than declare, and more composure and dignity than asseverate, which is to assert excitedly.
James Champlin Fernald
British Dictionary definitions for asseverate asseverate verb
- (tr) to assert or declare emphatically or solemnly
Derived Formsasseveration, nounWord Origin for asseverate C18: from Latin assevērāre to do (something) earnestly, from sevērus severe Word Origin and History for asseverate v.
1791, from Latin asseveratus, past participle of asseverare “to affirm, insist on, maintain,” from ad- “to” (see ad-) + severus “serious, severe” (see severe). Related: Asseverated; asseverating.