assert
//əˈsɜːt//
formalForms
- present (v1)
- assert
- past (v2)
- asserted
- past participle (v3)
- asserted
- present participle
- asserting
- 3rd person singular
- asserts
- Plural
- asserts
Definitions
1.To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.
- He would often assert that there was life on other planets.
2.To use or exercise and thereby prove the existence of.
- Salman Rushdie has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work.
3.To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to.
4.To insist on the legitimacy of one's rights, opinion, etc; not to allow oneself to be dismissed; to ensure that one is taken into consideration; to make oneself respected; to be assertive. See assert oneself.
- Since going to therapy, I've found it much easier to assert myself.
1.Synonym of assertion.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3541
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
From Latin assertus, perfect passive participle of asserō (“declare someone free or a slave by laying hands upon him; hence free from, protect, defend; lay claim to, assert, declare”)
From ad (“to”) + serō (“join, range in a row”).