asseverate

The tramp of their boots upon the dry road seemed to asseverate nothing, nothing, nothing.

Why do you asseverate that?"

It is so with matters of fact about which you asseverate so positively to us, as if they were matters of opinion.

He leaves the club in February, officially by technical reasons but several medias asseverate he was fired by the club.

I might asseverate with passionate disgust and disdain: "The man who is capable of writing sonnets as well as triolets is capable of climbing an omnibus while holding an umbrella."

I asseverate that, during my occupation of Master B.'s room, I was taken by the ghost that haunted it, on expeditions fully as long and wild as any of those.

When the speeches ended, Steed rose and reminded the committee, 'We are here to asseverate our allegiance to the king, and to seek his understanding cooperation, I will not sign unless we include an affirmation of loyalty.'

"And I presume you can also asseverate to his worship, that no man is better qualified than I am to bear testimony in this case, seeing that I was by you, and near you, constantly during the whole occurrence."