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asseveration [uh-sev-uh-rey-shuh n] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for asseveration on Thesaurus.com noun
- the act of asseverating.
- an emphatic assertion.
Origin of asseveration First recorded in 1550–60, asseveration is from the Latin word assevērātiōn- (stem of assevērātiō). See asseverate, -ion Related formsas·sev·er·a·tive [uh-sev-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv] /əˈsɛv əˌreɪ tɪv, -ər ə tɪv/, as·sev·er·a·to·ry [uh-sev-er-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /əˈsɛv ər əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectiveas·sev·er·a·tive·ly, adverb Related Words for asseveration claim, contention, pronouncement, averment, affirmation, statement, declaration, allegation Examples from the Web for asseveration Historical Examples of asseveration
Francois I. used for asseveration, On the word of a gentleman.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama
E. Cobham Brewer
It has not occurred to her that his words are a question rather than an asseveration.
Margaret Wolfe Hungerford
We cannot say if absolute faith is to be put in this asseveration; but it is possible.
Leigh Hunt
With all his asseveration he does nothing to convince us that he was ever at Windsor, or that, if so, he was glad to be there.
Edward Thomas
No better confirmation could be had of the fact, than the patient’s own asseveration.
The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 6, December 1837
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Word Origin and History for asseveration n.
1550s, from Latin asseverationem (nominative asseveratio) “vehement assertion, protestation,” noun of action from past participle stem of asseverare (see asseverate).