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assever

assever is the archaic form of asseverate.

Meaning of asseverate

Verb

asseverate (third-person singular simple present asseverates, present participle asseverating, simple past and past participle asseverated)

  1. (transitive) To assert earnestly, seriously, and confidently
    • Whereas Your Maiesty hath received true information of great sums of Money endeavoured to be borrowed of Your City of London, by directions proceeding from both Houses of Parliament […] (I Your Maiesties faithfull Subiect) doe conceive, and dare asseverate, that it is intended upon no other...1642, Sir Richard Gurney, 1st Baronet, The Lord Maior of Londons Letter to the King at Yorke, June 22, London

Forms of assever

third-person singular presentassevers
present participleassevering
past participleassevered
pastassevered

Origin of assever

Compare Old French asseverer, from Latin asseverare.

Questions about assever

What is assever the archaic form of?
Assever is the archaic form of asseverate.

Words near assever in the dictionary

  1. assetizes
  2. assetizing
  3. assetless
  4. assetlessness
  5. assets
  6. assever
  7. asseverate
  8. asseverated
  9. asseverates
  10. asseverating
  11. asseveratingly

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