assertedadj.
/əˈsəːtɪd/ Claimed, maintained; positively stated.
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the mind > language > statement > assertion or affirmation > [adjective] > asseverated, asserted, affirmed, or positively stated
affirmed1568
voucheda1616
asserted1685
averred1818
the mind > language > statement > assertion without proof > [adjective] > claimed, maintained, or professed
asserted1685
purported1885
society > morality > dueness or propriety > [adjective] > claiming > claimed
claimed1611
acclaimed1614
asserted1685
1685 J. Dryden Threnodia Augustalis xviii. 25 Th' asserted Ocean rears his reverend Head.
1805 R. Southey Madoc ii. i. 192 Every beast of rapine, had retired From man's asserted empire.
1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. ix. 170 To see..how close the asserted correspondences are.
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