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as·sev·er·ate
 asseverate
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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Grammatical Patterns
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
asseverates, asseverating, asseverated |
| definition: |
to declare with solemnity and earnestness; affirm.
Despite this damning evidence, he asseverated his innocence.The politician asseverated that she would keep her promise to the voters.[verb + (that) + clause
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- similar words:
- insist, protest, swear, testify, vow
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| related words: |
affirm, assert, assure, aver, certify, claim, confess, contend, maintain, profess, pronounce, purport, say, state, vow |
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| derivation: |
asseveration (n.) |
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