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aseverar

to assert

verb ah-seh-beh-RAHR Rare

Also means

to affirm

Usage Note

Aseverar is more formal and emphatic than afirmar or decir; it implies the speaker is staking their credibility on the truth of the claim. It is common in legal, journalistic, and academic writing. The noun form is aseveración ('assertion').

Examples

"El testigo aseveró que vio al sospechoso."

Natural Translation

The witness asserted that he saw the suspect.

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