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1 —as in:
asserted her opinion that...
Definition
to say that something is true — especially something disputed- The defense also asserts that the defendant has no previous record of crime.
asserts = says
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- She asserts that her opponent lacks managerial experience.
- She uses statistics to support her assertion that the regulators are barring competition in the industry rather than preventing abuses.
- Let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself;Franklin Delano Roosevelt -- First Inaugural Address (1933 during The Great Depression)
- Who is Peter Van Houten to assert as fact the conjecture that our labor is temporary?John Green -- The Fault in Our Stars
- "Today, Wonderland will be rid of Alyss Heart for good!" Jack of Diamonds asserted with a puffing out of his already puffed-out belly.Frank Beddor -- The Looking Glass Wars
- My dear son, I entreat you never to make such an assertion again.Mary Shelley -- Frankenstein
- He said in the famous "acid" tone that Counsel knew so well: "Do I understand you to assert that women are not subject to homicidal mania?"Agatha Christie -- And Then There Were None
- So Ralph asserted his chieftainship and could not have chosen a better way if he had thought for days.William Golding -- Lord of the Flies
- I had to take it back. But not here. ... At Devon, where every stick of furniture didn't assert that Finny was a part of it, I could make it up to him.John Knowles -- A Separate Peace
asserts = says
assertion = statement that something is true
(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)
assert = state or say
assert = say (that something is true)
asserted = said forcefully
assertion = statement
(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)
assert = say (that something is true)
asserted = made a non-verbal statement claiming
assert = say (that something is true)
2 —as in:
asserted her authority
Definition
to be forceful in exercising influence or rights- She says women should assert themselves more.
assert = be forceful in exercising influence or rights
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- To have a well-behaved dog, it is important that you assert your dominance.
- No central government can assert control over the outlying tribes.
- The students are clamoring to assert their rights.
- The ball rises until gravity asserts its dominance.
- He seemed to have moved beyond his need to assert so adamantly his autonomy, his need to separate himself from his parents.Jon Krakauer -- Into the Wild
- Dill's maleness was beginning to assert itself.Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird
- Louie looked up, saw a face he didn't recognize, and felt an upswell of dread, knowing that a new guard would likely assert his authority.Laura Hillenbrand -- Unbroken
- He has denied to me since that it was hysterics, and insisted that it was only his sense of humor asserting itself under very terrible conditions.Bram Stoker -- Dracula
- Even now he dared not assert himself but held the Bible uncertainly in his hands and asked, "What would you have me read, sir?"Elizabeth George Speare -- The Witch of Blackbird Pond
assert = be forceful in exercising influence
assert = be forceful in exercising rights
assert = be forceful in exercising rights
asserts = is forceful in exercising its influence
assert = forcefully put into action
assert = to be forceful in exercising influence
assert = forcefully put into action
asserting = forcefully exercising influence
assert = be forceful in exercising influence or rights
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