asseverate
to declare earnestly or solemnly; affirm positively; aver.
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How to use asseverate in a sentence
She did not asseverate any more, nor even say she was innocent.
Sue, A Little Heroine | L. T. MeadeAnd I hereby do fully and freely declare and asseverate, that the Woods did not tremble to a kiss, and that the lovers did.
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 6 (of 6) | Thomas Moore"He and Bertha Petterick are together, that is why he is so late," the fiend would asseverate.
The Beth Book | Sarah GrandAnd she was very glad also that he did not deign to asseverate that he had been ignorant of his half-sister's plight.
Hilda Lessways | Arnold Bennett"She belongs to the machine," he would asseverate with warmth.
Little Aliens | Myra Kelly
British Dictionary definitions for asseverate
/ (əˈsɛvəˌreɪt) /
(tr) to assert or declare emphatically or solemnly
Origin of asseverate
1Derived forms of asseverate
- asseveration, noun
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