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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.

asserts = says

She uses statistics to support her assertion that the regulators are barring competition in the industry rather than preventing abuses.

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.)

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)

assert = state or say

Who is Peter Van Houten to assert as fact the conjecture that our labor is temporary?
John Green -- The Fault in Our Stars

assert = say (that something is true)

"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

asserted = said forcefully

My dear son, I entreat you never to make such an assertion again.
Mary Shelley -- Frankenstein

assertion = statement

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

assert = say (that something is true)

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

asserted = made a non-verbal statement claiming

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

assert = say (that something is true)

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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.

assert = be forceful in exercising influence

No central government can assert control over the outlying tribes.

assert = be forceful in exercising rights

The students are clamoring to assert their rights.

assert = be forceful in exercising rights

The ball rises until gravity asserts its dominance.

asserts = is forceful in exercising its influence

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

assert = forcefully put into action

Dill's maleness was beginning to assert itself.
Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird

assert = to be forceful in exercising influence

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

assert = forcefully put into action

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

asserting = forcefully exercising influence

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 or rights

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