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assert
[ uh-surt ]
verb (used with object)
- to state with assurance, confidence, or force; state strongly or positively; affirm; aver:
He asserted his innocence of the crime.
Synonyms: maintain, avow, asseverate
Antonyms: deny
- to maintain or defend (claims, rights, etc.).
- to state as having existence; affirm; postulate:
to assert a first cause as necessary.
assert
/ əˈsɜːt /
verb
- to insist upon (rights, claims, etc)
- may take a clause as object to state to be true; declare categorically
- to put (oneself) forward in an insistent manner
Derived Forms
- asˈserter, noun
- asˈsertible, adjective
Other Words From
- as·serter as·sertor noun
- as·serti·ble adjective
- misas·sert verb (used with object)
- over·as·sert verb (used with object)
- preas·sert verb (used with object)
- reas·sert verb (used with object)
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of assert1
Idioms and Phrases
- assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
The candidate finally asserted himself about property taxes.
Example Sentences
Chiles’ lawyers asserted that any delays were the fault of CAS, which sent all correspondence to Chiles to an invalid email address that indicated to the sender that the emails didn’t reach her.
But ministers have been attempting to assert more control over regulators and other parts of the state to achieve the government's goals, above all boosting the country's sluggish economy.
Frequently photographed by Terry Richardson for Purple, she asserts that he was never inappropriate with her.
"The external security agency has asserted that the allegation that this flaw could have provided access to large amounts of patients' data is categorically false."
The typical response to such statistics is to assert that trans women and girls dominate athletic competitions, ruining the sport for everyone else involved.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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