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verb (used with object)

to state with assurance, confidence, or force; state strongly or positively; affirm; aver: He asserted his innocence of the crime.

to maintain or defend (claims, rights, etc.).

to state as having existence; affirm; postulate: to assert a first cause as necessary.

Idioms

assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.: The candidate finally asserted himself about property taxes.

Origin:
1595–1605; < Latin assertus joined to, defended, claimed (past participle of asserere), equivalent to as- as- + ser- (see series) + -tus past participle suffix

Related forms

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)

Synonyms
1. asseverate, avow, maintain. See declare. 2. uphold, support. See maintain.

Antonyms
1. deny.

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assert (əˈsɜːt)

—vb
1.	to insist upon (rights, claims, etc)
2.	(may take a clause as object) to state to be true; declare categorically
3.	to put (oneself) forward in an insistent manner

[C17: from Latin asserere to join to oneself, from serere to join]

as'serter

—n

as'sertor

—n

as'sertible

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

assert

c.1600, "to declare," from L. assertus, pp. of asserere "to claim, maintain, affirm" (see assertion). To assert oneself "stand up for one's rights" is recorded from 1879.

Example sentences

Some assert that merely bolstering campus security misses the point.

Between the ages of six months and a year, a child's natural preference begins

to assert itself.

There are those who assert that the sense of smell in a cat is not highly

developed.

Yet, it will not be as potent if the attorney is diligent in asserting his

client's defenses and objections.

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