asseverate
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—At this, the Boy suffered some Confusion, then to asseverate, My Tutor is deceased, Sir.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Why merely say something, when they can declare, assert, expostulate, announce, or asseverate it?
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
The second wait for Jennie seemed longer than the first, and Daniel not only grew restive in the booth, but began again to asseverate that Jennie had not behaved quite properly by him.
From The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories by Bump, Charles Weathers
I ain't afeard av the ball," he hastened to asseverate; "it's the kick av it that murthers me.
From Overland by De Forest, J. W. (John William)
He could asseverate with some justice, "I have never written an insincere note."
From Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers by Rosenfeld, Paul
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