v.
Pronunciation: ə - ' se-v ə - ˌ r ā t
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -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 \ - ˌ se-v ə - ' r ā -sh ə n \ noun
– as · sev · er · a · tive \ - ' se-v ə - ˌ r ā -tiv \ adjective