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   assert

   /əˈsəːt/

   verb

   • 1. state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully: "the company asserts that the cuts will not affect development" Similar declaremaintaincontendarguestateclaimpropoundsubmitpositpostulateadducemoveadvocateventurevolunteeraverproclaimannouncepronounceattestaffirmprotestprofessswearinsistavowformal:opinerare:asseverate
   • ▪ cause others to recognize (one's authority or a right) by confident and forceful behaviour: "the good librarian is able to assert authority when required" Similar insist onstand up forupholddefendcontendestablishpress/push forstress
   • ▪ behave or speak in a confident and forceful manner: "it was time to assert himself"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin asserere ‘claim, affirm’, from ad- ‘to’ + serere ‘to join’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. assertable adjective
   • 2. asserter noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

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