Both Uses of
assert
in
Washington Square
- From this assertion Mrs. Penniman saw no reason to dissent; she possibly reflected that her own great use in the world was owing to her aptitude for many things.†
Chpt 2 *
- Catherine's outbreak of anger and the sense of wrong gave her, while they lasted, the satisfaction that comes from all assertion of force; they hurried her along, and there is always a sort of pleasure in cleaving the air.†
Chpt 30
Definition:
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(assert as in: asserted her opinion that...) to say that something is true -- especially something disputed