asseverate
verb/əˈsɛvəɹeɪt/
Etymology
From Latin assevērāre, from assevērō (“to assert”).
- borrowed from assevērāre
Definitions
To assert earnestly, seriously, and confidently
- I will myself asseverate and bind it by an Oath, that the Muff thou bearest in thy Hand belonged unto Madam Sophia;
- “And I presume you can also asseverate to his worship, that no man is better qualified than I am to bear testimony in this case, seeing that I was by you, and near you, constantly during the whole occurrence?”
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