English verb: assert | |||
1. | assert (communication) state categorically | ||
Examples | They assert that there was a traffic accident | ||
Synonyms | asseverate, maintain | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | insist, take a firm stand | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | allege, aver, predicate, proclaim, say | ||
2. | assert (communication) to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true | ||
Samples | Before God I swear I am innocent. | ||
Examples | They assert that there was a traffic accident | ||
Synonyms | affirm, aver, avow, swan, swear, verify | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | declare | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | assure, attest, claim, declare, hold, protest, take, tell | ||
3. | assert (social) insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized | ||
Samples | Women should assert themselves more!. | ||
Synonyms | put forward | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | acquit, bear, behave, carry, comport, conduct, deport | ||
4. | assert (cognition) assert to be true | ||
Samples | The letter asserts a free society. | ||
Synonyms | insist | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | posit, postulate | ||