English dictionary
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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 | ||
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