REPORTED SPEECH:

Repeat: say something again.
Assure: say confidently.
Deny: say that something is false.
Boast: brag.
Claim: assert
Mention: refer to.
Insist: say the same to someone a lot of times
Announce: proclaim                                                                                          Admit: confess
Confirm: verify
Persuade: cause to do
Reassure: explain something that is well                                                            Beg: plead with somebody
State: set forth formally.