All 3 Uses of
assert
in
Frankenstein
- Chance—or rather the evil influence, the Angel of Destruction, which asserted omnipotent sway over me from the moment I turned my reluctant steps from my father's door—led me first to M. Krempe, professor of natural philosophy.
Chpt 3 (definition 1) *asserted = exercised forceful influence
- My father had often, during my imprisonment, heard me make the same assertion; when I thus accused myself, he sometimes seemed to desire an explanation, and at others he appeared to consider it as the offspring of delirium, and that, during my illness, some idea of this kind had presented itself to my imagination, the remembrance of which I preserved in my convalescence.
Chpt 22 (definition 2)assertion = statement
- My dear son, I entreat you never to make such an assertion again.
Chpt 22 (definition 2) *
Definitions:
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(1) (assert as in: asserted her authority) to be forceful in exercising influence or rights
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(2) (assert as in: asserted her opinion that...) to say that something is true -- especially something disputed