(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you ~ that something is true or that something exists, you state firmly and publicly that it is true or exists. (FORMAL)
The House of Lords ~ed that the terms of a contract cannot be rewritten retrospectively.
...a speech in which he ~ed a commitment to lower taxes...
‘This place is a dump,’ ~ed Miss T.
= assert
VERB: V that, V n, V with quote
~ation (~ations)
The ministers issued an ~ation of their faith in the system.
N-VAR
2.
If an event ~s something, it shows that it is true or exists. (FORMAL)
Everything I had accomplished seemed to ~ that opinion.
= confirm
VERB: V n
~ation
The high turnout was an ~ation of the importance that the voters attached to the election.
N-UNCOUNT: also a N