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as·sert A0472500 (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).3. To put into action boldly; employ or demonstrate: asserted her independence.Idiom: assert oneself To act boldly or forcefully, especially in defending one's rights or stating an opinion.
[Latin asserere, assert- : ad-, ad- + serere, to join; see ser- in Indo-European roots.]
as·sert′a·ble, as·sert′i·ble adj.as·sert′er, as·ser′tor n.TranslationsThesaurusSeeassert |