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wellasserted
as·sert·ed
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əˈsɜr
tɪd
/
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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
+
-ed
2
Related forms
as·sert·ed·ly,
adverb
un·as·sert·ed,
adjective
well-as·sert·ed,
adjective
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
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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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