asseverate (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *asseverate*:
VERB	communication	asseverate, assert, maintain	state categorically

English > *asseverate*: 1 sense > verb 1, communication
Meaning	state categorically.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Model	They asseverate that there was a traffic accident
Synonyms	assert, maintain
Narrower	allege, aver, say	Report or maintain
Narrower	predicate, proclaim	affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of
Broader	insist, take a firm stand	Be emphatic or resolute and refuse / refuse to budge
Spanish	afirmar, aseverar, conservar, mantener, sostener
Catalan	afirmar, asseverar, conservar
Nouns	asseveration	a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
Nouns	asseverator	someone who claims to speak the truth

HyperDic: asseverate