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Meaning of ASSEVERATE

Pronunciation:  u'sevu`reyt

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 Definition: [v]  state categorically
 
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 Synonyms: assert, maintain
 
 See Also: allege, aver, insist, predicate, proclaim, say, take a firm stand

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\As*sev"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Asseverated};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Asseverating}.] [L. asseveratus, p. p. of
asseverare to assert seriously or earnestly; ad + severus.
See {Severe}.]
To affirm or aver positively, or with solemnity.
Syn: To affirm; aver; protest; declare. See {Affirm}.
 
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Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: acknowledge, affirm, allege, announce, annunciate, argue, assert, assever, attest, aver, avouch, avow, bear witness, certify, confess, contend, declare, depone, depose, disclose, enunciate, express, express the belief, give evidence, have, hold, insist, issue a manifesto, lay down, maintain, manifesto, nuncupate, predicate, proclaim, profess, pronounce, protest, put, put it, quote, recite, relate, say, set down, speak, speak out, speak up, stand for, stand on, state, submit, swear, testify, vouch, vow, warrant, witness
 

 

 

 

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