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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: , ,Antonyms:to maintain or defend (claims, rights, etc.).
Synonyms: ,to state as having existence; affirm; postulate.
to assert a first cause as necessary.
assert
/ ÉĖ²õÉĖ³Ł /
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
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- asserter noun
- assertor noun
- assertible adjective
- misassert verb (used with object)
- overassert verb (used with object)
- preassert verb (used with object)
- reassert verb (used with object)
- ²¹²õĖ²õ±š°ł³Ł±š°ł noun
- ²¹²õĖ²õ±š°ł³Ł¾±²ś±ō±š adjective
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ 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
Zionists began to assert the right to expel well before the state of Israel was created in 1948.
Arnold Schwarzenegger asserted that the imbalance was the cause of the stateās budget deficit.
Newsom has repeatedly asserted that the administration is āmanufacturing chaosā in his state, and he didn't back down from Homan's threat.
Whatever the outcome on Sunday, Alcaraz and Sinner will have carved up the past six majors between them as they assert themselves in the post 'Big Three' era.
Liraās defense attorney, Damon Cheronis, noted that āthe plea agreement did not assert any acts of fraud on the part of Mr. Lira.ā
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Ā© Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American HeritageĀ® Idioms Dictionary copyright Ā© 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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