(v): articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
(v): to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
(v): state emphatically and authoritatively
(v): promise solemnly; take an oath
(v): make a vow; promise
(v): make a deposition; declare under oath
(v): state emphatically and authoritatively
(v): have confidence or faith in
(v): accept as true; take to be true
