transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈse-və-ˌrāt ]
transitive verb
( -at·ed ; -at·ing )
Etymology: Latin asseveratus, past participle of asseverare, from ad- + severus severe
Date: 1749
: to affirm or declare positively or earnestly
he always asseverated that he did not know — G. K. Chesterton
• as·sev·er·a·tion -ˌse-və-ˈrā-shən noun
• as·sev·er·a·tive -ˈse-və-ˌrā-tiv adjective