asseverate
state categorically • Syn: assert, maintain • Derivationally related forms: asseveration, asseverator, assertable (for: assert), assertion (for: assert) • Hypernyms: insist, take a firm stand • Hyponyms: allege, aver, say, predicate, proclaim • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Somebody ----s that CLAUSE - They asseverate that there was a traffic accident
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