asseverate

verb
/əˈsɛvəɹeɪt/

Etymology

From Latin assevērāre, from assevērō (“to assert”).

  1. borrowed from assevērāre

Definitions

  1. 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?”

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA