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noun

assĕvērātĭo

gen. assĕvērātōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
(), , assevero.
An earnest pursuit
An earnest pursuit of any thing; hence,
a vehement assertion; affirmation; asseveration •
Of discourse, a vehement assertion, affirmation, asseveration: omni tibi adseveratione affirmo, Cic. Att. 13, 23: confirmatio est nostrorum argumentorum expositio cum adseveratione, Auct. ad Her. 1, 3; so Quint. 4, 2, 94; 11, 3, 2; Plin. Pan. 67; Tac. A. 6, 2; 4, 42; 4, 52.—
a persevering earnestness; vehemence •
In Tac., of actions, a persevering earnestness, vehemence, rigor: igitur multā adseveratione ... coguntur patres, etc., Tac. A. 4, 19: accusatio tamen apud patres adseveratione eādem peracta, id. ib. 2, 31.—*
a strengthening part of speech; a word of emphasis •
In the old gram. lang., a strengthening part of speech, a word of emphasis: adiciebant et adseverationem, ut heu, Quint. 1, 4, 20: (adseverat heu, dum miserabili orationi ipsius, qui dicit dolorem, adjungit, Spald.).
Perseus ID: n4049 Key: asseveratio