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Definitions for Assert
[1] to state with assurance, confidence, or force; state strongly or positively; affirm; aver: He asserted his innocence of the crime.
[2] to maintain or defend (claims, rights, etc.).
[3] to state as having existence; affirm; postulate: to assert a first cause as necessary.
[4] assert oneself , to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.: The candidate finally asserted himself about property taxes.
[5] to insist upon (rights, claims, etc)
[6] (may take a clause as object) to state to be true; declare categorically
[7] to put (oneself) forward in an insistent manner
Words related to Assert
contend, claim, stress, profess, uphold, affirm, defend, proclaim, say, press, argue, allege, cite, attest, predicate, avow, vindicate, advance, avouch, pronounce
Words nearby Assert
assent, assentation, assentient, assentor, asser, assert, asserted, assertion, assertive, assertiveness training, assertoric
Origin of Assert
1595–1605; < Latin assertus joined to, defended, claimed (past participle of asserere ), equivalent to as- as- + ser- (see series) + -tus past participle suffix
Other words from Assert
as·sert·er , as·ser·tor , noun
as·sert·i·ble , adjective
mis·as·sert , verb (used with object)
o·ver·as·sert , verb (used with object)
pre·as·sert , verb (used with object)
re·as·sert , verb (used with object)
Word origin for Assert
C17: from Latin asserere to join to oneself, from serere to join
Synonyms for Assert
affirm, allege, argue, cite, claim, contend, defend, press, proclaim, profess, say, stress, uphold, advance, attest, aver, avouch, avow, justify, predicate, pronounce, protest, state, swear, vindicate, warrant, asservate, butt in, horn in, mouth off, pop off, put forward, shoot off one's mouth, shoot one's wad, stand up for