Weekly Word of Week

asseverate

(transitive verb)
[ah-SEV-ah-rayt']

1. to declare earnestly, seriously, or positively; to state categorically; to affirm: "By his fourth birthday, Adam would asseverate that he was going to 'be a doctor and fix people'."

noun form: asseveration
adjective form: asseverative

Origin

Approximately 1550; from Latin, 'asseverat-,' past participle of 'asseverare,' from 'severus': serious.

In Action

I hereby do asseverate my solemn belief that globalization, taken as a whole, is a positive economic force and well worth defending. I also believe that the economic and social effects of globalization are exaggerated by both its detractors and supporters.