asseverate

[uh-sev-uh-reyt]

verb (used with object)

asseverated, asseverating 

1. to declare earnestly or solemnly; affirm positively; aver.

   Synonyms: maintain, state, assert

asseverate

/ əˈsɛvəˌreɪt /

verb

1. (tr) to assert or declare emphatically or solemnly

Other Word Forms

• asseveration noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of asseverate¹

First recorded in 1785–95; < Latin assevērātus “spoken in earnest” (past participle of assevērāre ), equivalent to as- as- + sevēr- ( severe ) + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of asseverate¹

C18: from Latin assevērāre to do (something) earnestly, from sevērus _severe

Example Sentences

—At this, the Boy suffered some Confusion, then to asseverate, My Tutor is deceased, Sir.

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Why merely say something, when they can declare, assert, expostulate, announce, or asseverate it?

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Sometimes, Ms. Silveri asseverated, “ ‘she said’ is just the very best way to say that.”

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We asseverate it in a peculiarly earnest manner, or with increased positiveness as what can not be disputed.

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The point at issue, Entwistle's deep patient voice asseverated, was this.

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Related Words

• allege 
• attest 
• aver 
• avow 
• declare 
• promise