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as⋅sert

  [uh-surt]
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–verb (used with object)
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.
—Idiom
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; < L assertus joined to, defended, claimed (ptp. of asserere), equiv. to as- as- + ser- (see series ) + -tus ptp. suffix

Related forms:
as⋅sert⋅er, as⋅ser⋅tor, noun
as⋅sert⋅i⋅ble, adjective

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

Antonyms:
1. deny.
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as·sert   (ə-sûrt')   
tr.v.   as·sert·ed, as·sert·ing, as·serts

  1. To state or express positively; affirm: asserted his innocence.

  2. 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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Main Entry: as·sert
Pronunciation: &-'s&rt
Function: transitive verb
: to present and demand recognition of <assert a claim> —as·ser·tion /&-'s&r-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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