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v/t protest, declare (solemnly); er beteuerte seine Unschuld he protested his innocence, he swore innocence; (versichern) (solemnly) swear; er beteuerte ( mir), dass er nichts von dem Plan wusste he swore (to me) that he knew nothing of the plan* * *to insist; to assure; to affirm; to asseverate; to reassure* * *be|teu|ern [bə'tɔyɐn] ptp beteuertvtto declare, to aver, to asseverate (liter); Unschuld auch to protest, to affirmer beteuerte mir seine Liebe — he declared his love to me, he professed his love for me
* * *1) (to state something positively and firmly: Despite all the policeman's questions the lady continued to affirm that she was innocent.) affirm2) (to say definitely: She asserted that she had not borrowed his book.) assert3) (to state or declare definitely, especially in denying something: She protested that she was innocent.) protest4) (to claim or pretend: He professed to be an expert.) profess* * *be·teu·ern *[bəˈtɔyɐn]vt▪ jdm \beteuern, dass to protest to sb thatund wenn ich Ihnen aufrichtig beteuere, dass alles erfunden ist? and what if I honestly assure you that everything was made up?jdm seine Liebe \beteuern to declare one's love to sbseine Unschuld \beteuern to protest one's innocence* * *transitives Verb affirm; assert, protest < one's innocence>* * *beteuern v/t protest, declare (solemnly);er beteuerte seine Unschuld he protested his innocence, he swore innocence; (versichern) (solemnly) swear;er beteuerte (mir), dass er nichts von dem Plan wusste he swore (to me) that he knew nothing of the plan* * *transitives Verb affirm; assert, protest < one's innocence>* * *v.to asseverate v.to assure v. -
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Asseverate — As*sev er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Asseverated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Asseverating}.] [L. asseveratus, p. p. of asseverare to assert seriously or earnestly; ad + severus. See {Severe}.] To affirm or aver positively, or with solemnity. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
asseverate — index acknowledge (declare), affirm (claim), affirm (declare solemnly), allege, assert, assure ( … Law dictionary
asseverate — (v.) 1791, from L. asseveratus, pp. of asseverare to affirm, insist on, maintain, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + severus serious, severe (see SEVERE (Cf. severe)). Related: Asseverated; asseverating … Etymology dictionary
asseverate — [ə sev′ə rāt΄] vt. asseverated, asseverating [< L asseveratus, pp. of asseverare, to assert strongly < ad , to + severus, earnest, SEVERE] to state seriously or positively; assert asseveration n … English World dictionary
asseverate — asseveration ► NOUN formal ▪ a solemn or emphatic declaration or statement. DERIVATIVES asseverate verb. ORIGIN Latin, from asseverare, from severus serious … English terms dictionary
asseverate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin asseveratus, past participle of asseverare, from ad + severus severe Date: 1749 to affirm or declare positively or earnestly < he always asseverated that he did not know G. K. Chesterton > •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
asseverate — /euh sev euh rayt /, v.t., asseverated, asseverating. to declare earnestly or solemnly; affirm positively; aver. [1785 95; < L asseveratus spoken in earnest (ptp. of asseverare), equiv. to as AS + sever (see SEVERE) + atus ATE1] Syn. assert,… … Universalium
asseverate — verb To declare earnestly, seriously, or positively; to affirm. See Also: asseveration … Wiktionary
asseverate — Synonyms and related words: acknowledge, affirm, allege, announce, annunciate, argue, assert, assever, attest, aver, avouch, avow, bear witness, certify, confess, contend, declare, depone, depose, disclose, enunciate, express, express the belief … Moby Thesaurus
asseverate — v. (formal and rare) (L) they asseverated that they would never surrender * * * [ə sevəreɪt] (formal and rare) (L) they asseverateed that they would never surrender … Combinatory dictionary
asseverate — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To put into words positively and with conviction: affirm, allege, argue, assert, aver, avouch, avow, claim, contend, declare, hold, maintain, say, state. Idiom: have it. See AFFIRM … English dictionary for students
