Main Entry: as·sev·er·ate

Pronunciation: \ə-ˈse-və-ˌrāt\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): as·sev·er·at·ed; as·sev·er·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