Synonyms for asseverate

Grammar : Verb

Spell : uh-sev-uh-reyt

Phonetic Transcription : əˈsɛv əˌreɪt

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Définition of asseverate

Origin : 1791, from Latin asseveratus, past participle of asseverare "to affirm, insist on, maintain," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + severus "serious, severe" (see severe). Related: Asseverated; asseverating.

verb state categorically

Example sentences :

She did not asseverate any more, nor even say she was innocent.
Extract from : « Sue, A Little Heroine » by L. T. Meade

No one appeared to think it worth while to asseverate the fact, for it was self-evident.
Extract from : « Black Ivory » by R.M. Ballantyne

He could asseverate with some justice, "I have never written an insincere note."
Extract from : « Musical Portraits » by Paul Rosenfeld

They lacked a definite opinion to entertain and a cry to asseverate.
Extract from : « In the Name of the Bodleian and Other Essays » by Augustine Birrell

It has more solemnity than declare, and more composure and dignity than asseverate, which is to assert excitedly.
Extract from : « English Synonyms and Antonyms » by James Champlin Fernald

"Wh-why, nobudy ever heard me talkin' things that's tol' in secret," Mike made haste to asseverate.
Extract from : « The Lookout Man » by B. M. Bower

As to whether she was young, middle-aged or only well-preserved, no one was in a position to asseverate.
Extract from : « Anderson Crow, Detective » by George Barr McCutcheon

They asseverate with vehemence that in all the seven-and-thirty plays there is no such thing as a native woodnote wild.
Extract from : « A Century of Science and Other Essays » by John Fiske

And she was very glad also that he did not deign to asseverate that he had been ignorant of his half-sister's plight.
Extract from : « Hilda Lessways » by Arnold Bennett

And I hereby do fully and freely declare and asseverate, that the Woods did not tremble to a kiss, and that the lovers did.
Extract from : « Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 6 (of 6) » by Thomas Moore

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