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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
/ əˈɜː /
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
- ˈٱ, noun
- ˈپ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ·İ ·tǰ noun
- ·i· adjective
- a· verb (used with object)
- v·· verb (used with object)
- a· verb (used with object)
- a· 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
If another male approaches, the presiding reptile will do “push-ups” to assert dominion over its realm.
Colossal asserts that what it’s done is close enough to meet the goal of enhancing biodiversity.
Finally, last night Rubio himself unveiled his own restructuring plan which, at this point, seems like an attempt to assert authority that may or may not exist.
Supporters of the Trump’s action assert his policy will win in court.
He later tweeted that Kris Jenner didn’t hand out the magazines to the kids, as one X account had asserted, but said “they were just in reach like candy.”
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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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