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assert

[ uh-surt ]

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.

    Synonyms: , ,

    Antonyms:

  2. to maintain or defend (claims, rights, etc.).

    Synonyms: ,

  3. to state as having existence; affirm; postulate:

    to assert a first cause as necessary.



assert

/ 蓹藞蝉蓽藧迟 /

verb

  1. to insist upon (rights, claims, etc)
  2. may take a clause as object to state to be true; declare categorically
  3. to put (oneself) forward in an insistent manner
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 补蝉藞蝉别谤迟别谤, noun
  • 补蝉藞蝉别谤迟颈产濒别, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 补蝉路蝉别谤迟顎侥谤 补蝉路蝉别谤顎僼辞谤 noun
  • 补蝉路蝉别谤迟顎僫路产濒别 adjective
  • 尘颈蝉顎卆蝉路蝉别谤迟顎 verb (used with object)
  • 辞顎卾别谤路补蝉路蝉别谤迟顎 verb (used with object)
  • 辫谤别顎卆蝉路蝉别谤迟顎 verb (used with object)
  • 谤别顎卆蝉路蝉别谤迟顎 verb (used with object)
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of assert1

First recorded in 1595鈥1605; from Latin assertus 鈥渏oined to, defended, claimed,鈥 past participle of asserere 鈥渢o join to, defend,鈥 from as- as- + serere 鈥渢o connect鈥 ( series )
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of assert1

C17: from Latin asserere to join to oneself, from serere to join
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:

    The candidate finally asserted himself about property taxes.

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Synonym Study

See declare. See maintain.
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Example Sentences

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If another male approaches, the presiding reptile will do 鈥減ush-ups鈥 to assert dominion over its realm.

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Colossal asserts that what it鈥檚 done is close enough to meet the goal of enhancing biodiversity.

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Finally, last night Rubio himself unveiled his own restructuring plan which, at this point, seems like an attempt to assert authority that may or may not exist.

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Supporters of the Trump鈥檚 action assert his policy will win in court.

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He later tweeted that Kris Jenner didn鈥檛 hand out the magazines to the kids, as one X account had asserted, but said 鈥渢hey were just in reach like candy.鈥

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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