Asseveration — As*sev er*a tion, n. [L. asseveratio.] The act of asseverating, or that which is asseverated; positive affirmation or assertion; solemn declaration. [1913 Webster] Another abuse of the tongue I might add, vehement asseverations upon slight and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Asseveration — Asseveration, die Betheuerung; asseveriren, betheuern … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
asseveration — I noun acknowledgment, adjuration, affirmance, affirmation, assertion, attestation, averment, avouchment, avowal, certification, confirmation, declaration, emphatic assertion, legal pledge, oath, positive declaration, positive statement,… … Law dictionary
asseveration — 1550s, from L. asseverationem (nom. asseveratio) vehement assertion, protestation, noun of action from pp. stem of asseverare (see ASSEVERATE (Cf. asseverate)) … Etymology dictionary
asseveration — ► NOUN formal ▪ a solemn or emphatic declaration or statement. DERIVATIVES asseverate verb. ORIGIN Latin, from asseverare, from severus serious … English terms dictionary
asseveration — noun see asseverate … New Collegiate Dictionary
asseveration — noun /əˌsɛv.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən,æsˌɛv.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ An earnest affirmation or declaration of support. Syn: averment, avowal See Also: assever, asseverate … Wiktionary
asseveration — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The act of asserting positively: affirmation, allegation, assertion, averment, claim, declaration, statement. See AFFIRM … English dictionary for students
Asseveration — As|se|ve|ra|ti|on [...v...] die; , en <aus gleichbed. lat. asseveratio zu asseverare, vgl. ↑asseverieren> (veraltet) Beteuerung … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
asseveration — see SEVERE … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins