asseverate
61segh- — To hold. Oldest form *seg̑h , becoming *segh in centum languages. Derivatives include hectic, eunuch, scheme, and scholar. 1. Suffixed form *segh es . Siegfried, from Old High German sigu …
62affirm — affirmable, adj. affirmably, adv. affirmer, n. affirmingly, adv. /euh ferrm /, v.t. 1. to state or assert positively; maintain as true: to affirm one s loyalty to one s country; He affirmed that all was well. 2. to confirm or ratify: The… …
63allege — allegeable, adj. alleger, n. /euh lej /, v.t., alleged, alleging. 1. to assert without proof. 2. to declare with positiveness; affirm; assert: to allege a fact. 3. to declare before a court or elsewhere, as if under oath. 4. to plead in support… …
64assert — asserter, assertor, n. assertible, adj. /euh serrt /, v.t. 1. to state with assurance, confidence, or force; state strongly or positively; affirm; aver: He asserted his innocence of the crime. 2. to maintain or defend (claims, rights, etc.). 3.… …
65asseveration — asseverative /euh sev euh ray tiv, euhr euh tiv/, asseveratory /euh sev euhr euh tawr ee, tohr ee/, asseveratively, adv. /euh sev euh ray sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of asseverating. 2. an emphatic assertion. [1550 60; < L asseveration (s. of… …
66declare — declarable, adj. /di klair /, v., declared, declaring. v.t. 1. to make known or state clearly, esp. in explicit or formal terms: to declare one s position in a controversy. 2. to announce officially; proclaim: to declare a state of emergency; to… …
67maintain — maintainable, adj. maintainability, n. maintainer, n. /mayn tayn /, v.t. 1. to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries. 2. to keep in an appropriate condition, operation, or force; …
68protest — protestable, adj. protester, protestor, n. protestingly, adv. protestive, adj. n. /proh test/; v. /preuh test , proh test/, n. 1. an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is… …
69state — statable, stateable, adj. /stayt/, n., adj., v., stated, stating. n. 1. the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes: a state of health. 2. the condition of matter with respect to structure, form,… …
70urge — urgingly, adv. /errj/, v., urged, urging, n. v.t. 1. to push or force along; impel with force or vigor: to urge the cause along. 2. to drive with incitement to speed or effort: to urge dogs on with shouts. 3. to press, push, or hasten (the course …
