asseverating
11asseverate — (v.) 1791, from L. asseveratus, pp. of asseverare to affirm, insist on, maintain, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + severus serious, severe (see SEVERE (Cf. severe)). Related: Asseverated; asseverating …
12affirmative — a. 1. That affirms, assertory, assertorical, declarative, declaratory, asseverating, avouching. 2. Confirmative, confirmatory, ratifying, approving, establishing, indorsing. 3. (Alg.) Positive, not negative, additive, not subtractive …
13asseverate — /əˈsɛvəreɪt / (say uh sevuhrayt) verb (t) (asseverated, asseverating) to declare earnestly or solemnly; affirm positively. {Latin assevērātus, past participle} …
14asseveration — /əsɛvəˈreɪʃən/ (say uhsevuh rayshuhn) noun 1. the act of asseverating. 2. an emphatic assertion …
15asseverate — [ə sev′ə rāt΄] vt. asseverated, asseverating [< L asseveratus, pp. of asseverare, to assert strongly < ad , to + severus, earnest, SEVERE] to state seriously or positively; assert asseveration n …
16asseverative — əˈsevəˌrād.iv, aˈ , rəd.iv adjective : characterized by asseveration : asseverating …
17asseverant — † aˈsseverant, a. Obs. 0 [ad. L. assevērānt em, pr. pple. of assevērāre: see assever and ant.] Asseverating, solemnly asserting …
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