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assert

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Verb

assert to be true
- The letter asserts a free society

insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized
- Women should assert themselves more!

to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
- Before God I swear I am innocent

state categorically

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Synonyms:
insist put forward affirm verify avow aver swan swear asseverate maintain

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "assert":
asserted assorted assured asgard assert assort
Words contain "assert":
assert assert oneself assertable asserted asserter asserting assertion assertive assertively assertiveness more...
Words contain "assert" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
assert claim perambulation lay claim insist put forward arrogate contend defend postulate more...

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