assert
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assert
- /əˈsɜːt/ UK
- /əˈsɝt/ US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)t
Where it comes from
From Latin assertus, perfect passive participle of asserō (“declare someone free or a slave by laying hands upon him; hence free from, protect, defend; lay claim to, assert, declare”), from ad (“to”) + serō (“join, range in a row”).
verb asserts · asserting · asserted
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To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.
Numerous experimental tests and other observations have been offered in favor of animal mind reading, and although many scientists are skeptical, others assert that humans are not the only species capable of representing what others do and don’t perceive and know.
Similar: affirm, asseverate, aver, avow
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To use or exercise and thereby prove the existence of.
to assert one's authority
Similar: exert
- To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to. to assert our rights and liberties
- To insist on the legitimacy of one's rights, opinion, etc; not to allow oneself to be dismissed; to ensure that one is taken into consideration; to make oneself respected; to be assertive. See assert oneself. Since going to therapy, I've found it much easier to assert myself.
- To declare that a condition or expression must be true at a certain point in the source code (in some cases causing the program to fail if it is not, as a safeguard).
- To set a signal on a line using a voltage or electric current.
noun asserts
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Synonym of assertion.
Similar: assertion
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: asseverate, affirm, aver, avow, swear, put forward, maintain, insist, swan, assertion, allege, rely, ascertain, assure, prove, attest
Translations
Every language
verb to affirm
| Español | aseverar, asertar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 확고히 하다 hwakgohi hada, 주장하다 jujanghada |
| 中文 | 断定 duàndìng |
| Português | assertar, afirmar |
| Français | affirmer, attester |
| Deutsch | versichern, zusichern, beteuern |
| Italiano | asserire, affermare |
| Ελληνικά | ισχυρίζομαι ischyrízomai, υποστηρίζω ypostirízo |
| Русский | утвержда́ть utverždátʹ, утверди́ть utverdítʹ |
verb to use or exercise and thereby prove
| Italiano | esercitare |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | διακηρύσσω diakirýsso |
verb To maintain; to defend
| 日本語 | 主張する shuchō-sur |
|---|---|
| Português | assegurar |
| Français | asseoir |
| Deutsch | beteuern |
| Italiano | difendere, rivendicare |
| Русский | отста́ивать otstáivatʹ, отстоя́ть otstojátʹ |
verb To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures
| Deutsch | beteuern |
|---|---|
| Italiano | sostenere, far valere |
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