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 mighty works of Ramesis the Great, Memphis, Karnak and Thebes asseverate The pomp and glory, Egypt, of your ancient state.
From Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland by Tatlow, Joseph
The phrase "to bear in hand" for "to asseverate," was still frequently used in the reign of Charles II.
From The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition by Pope, Alexander
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
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