Asseverate
verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To assert earnestly, seriously, and confidently transitive
"Whereas Your Maiesty hath received true information of great sums of Money endeavoured to be borrowed of Your City of London, by directions proceeding from both Houses of Parliament […] (I Your Maiesties faithfull Subiect) doe conceive, and dare asseverate, that it is intended upon no other pretence then for the Honour and defence of Your Maiesty,"
- 2 state categorically wordnet
Example
More examples"Whereas Your Maiesty hath received true information of great sums of Money endeavoured to be borrowed of Your City of London, by directions proceeding from both Houses of Parliament […] (I Your Maiesties faithfull Subiect) doe conceive, and dare asseverate, that it is intended upon no other pretence then for the Honour and defence of Your Maiesty,"
Etymology
From Latin assevērāre, from assevērō (“I assert”).
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