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asseverate definition

as·sev·er·ate (ə sev′ə rāt′)

transitive verb asseverated -·at′ed, asseverating -·at′·ing

to state seriously or positively; assert

Etymology: < L asseveratus, pp. of asseverare, to assert strongly < ad-, to + severus, earnest, severe

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