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verb (used with object)
Idioms 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.
Origin:
1595–1605; < Latin assertus joined to, defended, claimed (past participle of asserere), equivalent to as- as- + ser- (see series) + -tus past participle suffix
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)
Antonyms
1. deny.
1. deny.
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| —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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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