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as·sert·ed

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–adjective

resting on a statement or claim unsupported by evidence or proof; alleged: The asserted value of the property was twice the amount anyone offered.

[Origin: 1675–85; assert + -ed²

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—Related forms

as·sert·ed·ly, adverb

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tr.v. as·sert·ed, as·sert·ing, as·serts

To state or express positively; affirm: asserted his innocence.
To defend or maintain (one's rights, for example).

[Latin asserere, assert- : ad-, ad- + serere, to join; see ser-² in Indo-European roots.]

as·sert'a·ble, as·sert'i·ble adj., as·sert'er, as·ser'tor n.

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as·sert·ed Audio Help (ə-sûr'tĭd) Pronunciation Key
adj. Confidently stated to be so but without proof; alleged: the asserted value of a painting.

as·sert'ed·ly adv.

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