v. t. [ Cf. OF. asseverer, fr. L. asseverare. ] See Asseverate. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

Syn. -- To affirm; aver; protest; declare. See Affirm. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. asseveratio. ] The act of asseverating, or that which is asseverated; positive affirmation or assertion; solemn declaration. [ 1913 Webster ]

Another abuse of the tongue I might add, -- vehement asseverations upon slight and trivial occasions. Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Characterized by asseveration; asserting positively. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Asseverative. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Dissevered p. pr. & vb. n. Dissevering. ] [ OE. dessevrer; pref. des- (L. dis-) + sevrer to sever, F. sevrer to wean, L. separate to separate. In this word the prefix is intensive. See Dis-, and Sever. ] To part in two; to sever thoroughly; to sunder; to disunite; to separate; to disperse. [ 1913 Webster ]

The storm so dissevered the company . . . that most of therm never met again. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

States disserved, discordant, belligerent. D. Webster. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To part; to separate. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. dessevrance. ] The act of disserving; separation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of disserving; disseverance. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. OF. dessevrement. ] Disseverance. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not persevering; fickle; thoughtless. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Incapable of being severed; indivisible; inseparable. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the time of life between 70 and 80.
Syn. -- seventies. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a seventh part.
Syn. -- seventh. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. i. To persevere. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. persévérance, L. perseverantia. ] 1. The act of persevering; persistence in anything undertaken; continued pursuit or prosecution of any business, or enterprise begun. “The king-becoming graces . . . perseverance, mercy, lowliness.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whose constant perseverance overcame
Whate'er his cruel malice could invent. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Discrimination. [ Obs. ] Sir J. Harrington. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Theol.) Continuance in a state of grace until it is succeeded by a state of glory; sometimes called final perseverance, and the perseverance of the saints. See Calvinism. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Persistence; steadfastness; constancy; steadiness; pertinacity. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. perseverans, -antis, p. pr.: cf. F. persévérant. ] Persevering. [ R. ] “Perseverant faith.” Whitby. -- Per`se*ver"ant*ly, adv. [R.] [1913 Webster]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Persevered p. pr. & vb. n. Persevering. ] [ F. persévérer, L. perseverare, fr. perseverus very strict; per + severus strict, severe. See Per-, and Severe. ] To persist in any business or enterprise undertaken; to pursue steadily any project or course begun; to maintain a purpose in spite of counter influences, opposition, or discouragement; not to give or abandon what is undertaken. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thrice happy, if they know
Their happiness, and persevere upright. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To Persevere, Continue, Persist. The idea of not laying aside is common to these words. Continue is the generic term, denoting simply to do as one has done hitherto. To persevere is to continue in a given course in spite of discouragements, etc., from a desire to obtain our end. To persist is to continue from a determination of will not to give up. Persist is frequently used in a bad sense, implying obstinacy in pursuing an unworthy aim. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Characterized by perseverance; persistent. -- Per`se*ver"ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

a. [ OE. seven, seoven, seofen, AS. seofon, seofan, seofen; akin to D. zeven, OS., Goth., & OHG. sibun, G. sieben, Icel. sjau, sjö, Sw. sju, Dan. syv, Lith. septyni, Russ. seme, W. saith, Gael. seachd, Ir. seacht, L. septem, Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, Skr. saptan. √305. Cf. Hebdomad, Heptagon, September. ] One more than six; six and one added; as, seven days make one week. [ 1913 Webster ]

Seven sciences. See the Note under Science, n., 4. --
Seven stars (Astron.), the Pleiades. --
Seven wonders of the world. See under Wonders. --
Seven-year apple (Bot.), a rubiaceous shrub (Genipa clusiifolia) growing in the West Indies; also, its edible fruit. --
Seven-year vine (Bot.), a tropical climbing plant (Ipomœa tuberosa) related to the morning-glory. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The number greater by one than six; seven units or objects. [ 1913 Webster ]

Of every beast, and bird, and insect small,
Game sevens and pairs. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A symbol representing seven units, as 7, or vii. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Repeated seven times; having seven thicknesses; increased to seven times the size or amount. “Sevenfold rage.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Seven times as much or as often. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. Gen. iv. 15. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A week; any period of seven consecutive days and nights. See Sennight. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. & a. Seven times twenty, that is, a hundred and forty. [ 1913 Webster ]

The old Countess of Desmond . . . lived sevenscore years. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A firearm, esp. a pistol, with seven barrels or chambers for cartridges, or one capable of firing seven shots without reloading. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OE. seventene, AS. seofont&ymacr_;ne, i. e., seven-ten. Cf. Seventy. ] One more than sixteen; ten and seven added; as, seventeen years. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The number greater by one than sixteen; the sum of ten and seven; seventeen units or objects. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A symbol denoting seventeen units, as 17, or xvii. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Seventeen: cf. AS. seofonteóða, seofonteogeða. ] 1. Next in order after the sixteenth; coming after sixteen others. [ 1913 Webster ]

In . . . the seventeenth day of the month . . . were all the fountains of the great deep broken up. Gen. vii. 11. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Constituting or being one of seventeen equal parts into which anything is divided. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The next in order after the sixteenth; one coming after sixteen others. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The quotient of a unit divided by seventeen; one of seventeen equal parts or divisions of one whole. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mus.) An interval of two octaves and a third. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Seven: cf. AS. seofoða. ] 1. Next in order after the sixth;; coming after six others. [ 1913 Webster ]

On the seventh day, God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. Gen. ii. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Constituting or being one of seven equal parts into which anything is divided; as, the seventh part. [ 1913 Webster ]

Seventh day, the seventh day of the week; Saturday. --
Seventh-day Baptists. See under Baptist. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One next in order after the sixth; one coming after six others. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The quotient of a unit divided by seven; one of seven equal parts into which anything is divided. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mus.) (a) An interval embracing seven diatonic degrees of the scale. (b) A chord which includes the interval of a seventh whether major, minor, or diminished. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. A name given to three several issues of United States Treasury notes, made during the Civil War, in denominations of $50 and over, bearing interest at the rate of seven and three tenths (thirty hundredths) per cent annually. Within a few years they were all redeemed or funded. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In the seventh place. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One next in order after the sixty-ninth. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The quotient of a unit divided by seventy; one of seventy equal parts or fractions. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ AS. hund-seofontigoða. ] 1. Next in order after the sixty-ninth; as, a man in the seventieth year of his age. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Constituting or being one of seventy equal parts. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ AS. hund-seofontig. See Seven, and Ten, and cf. Seventeen, Sixty. ] Seven times ten; one more than sixty-nine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Seventies 1. The sum of seven times ten; seventy units or objects. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A symbol representing seventy units, as 70, or lxx. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Seventy, the translators of the Greek version of the Old Testament called the Septuagint. See Septuagint. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Naut.) A naval vessel carrying seventy-four guns. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The game of cards called also all fours, and old sledge. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Severed p. pr. & vb. n. Severing. ] [ OF. sevrer, severer, to separate, F. sevrer to wean, fr. L. separare. See Separate, and cf. Several. ] 1. To separate, as one from another; to cut off from something; to divide; to part in any way, especially by violence, as by cutting, rending, etc.; as, to sever the head from the body. [ 1913 Webster ]

The angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just. Matt. xiii. 49. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To cut or break open or apart; to divide into parts; to cut through; to disjoin; as, to sever the arm or leg. [ 1913 Webster ]

Our state can not be severed; we are one. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To keep distinct or apart; to except; to exempt. [ 1913 Webster ]

I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there. Ex. viii. 22. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Law) To disunite; to disconnect; to terminate; as, to sever an estate in joint tenancy. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To suffer disjunction; to be parted, or rent asunder; to be separated; to part; to separate. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Lord shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt. Ex. ix. 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

They claimed the right of severing in their challenge. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being severed. Encyc. Dict. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OF., fr. LL. separalis, fr. L. separ separate, different. See Sever, Separate. ] 1. Separate; distinct; particular; single. [ 1913 Webster ]

Each several ship a victory did gain. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Each might his several province well command,
Would all but stoop to what they understand. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Diverse; different; various. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

Habits and faculties, several, and to be distinguished. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Four several armies to the field are led. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Consisting of a number more than two, but not very many; divers; sundry; as, several persons were present when the event took place. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. By itself; severally. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Every kind of thing is laid up several in barns or storehoudses. Robynson (More's Utopia). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Each particular taken singly; an item; a detail; an individual. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

There was not time enough to hear . . .
The severals. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Persons oe objects, more than two, but not very many. [ 1913 Webster ]

Several of them neither rose from any conspicuous family, nor left any behind them. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An inclosed or separate place; inclosure. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

They had their several for heathen nations, their several for the people of their own nation. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

In several, in a state of separation. [ R. ] “Where pastures in several be.” Tusser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Severalities Each particular taken singly; distinction. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To distinguish. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Separately; distinctly; apart from others; individually. [ 1913 Webster ]

There must be an auditor to check and revise each severally by itself. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A state of separation from the rest, or from all others; a holding by individual right. [ 1913 Webster ]

Forests which had never been owned in severalty. Bancroft. [ 1913 Webster ]

Estate in severalty (Law), an estate which the tenant holds in his own right, without being joined in interest with any other person; -- distinguished from joint tenancy, coparcenary, and common. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]