Dictionary Entry
asseverate
Part of SpeechverbPronunciation/as-er-veyt/Word FrequencyRare (1.98)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)To declare earnestly, seriously, or positively; to affirm.
In a Sentence
“The witness had to asseverate the truth of her statement under oath.”
Published Usage Examples
“What I asseverate is, that his Excellency, having the same intercourse with his horse during his exercise, that he hath with his soldiers when training them, may form and break either to every feat of war which he chooses to practise, and accordingly that this noble charger is admirably managed.”
“I was convinced and told the Prest. so that the reprieve wd. be taken as an implied promise of pardon or commutation, however strongly he might asseverate to the contrary.”
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Origin
Latin, from asserere 'to claim, assert'
Common Phrases
Antonyms
Poetry examples for “asseverate”
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