Sekirov Dictionary

assert

UK /əˈsɜːt/US /əˈsɝt/

verb 6
noun 1
forms 6

verb6

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To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.
- He would often assert that there was life on other planets.
To declare that a condition or expression must be true at a certain point in the source code (in some cases causing the program to fail if it is not, as a safeguard).
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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.
To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to.
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[with oneself] 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.
To set a signal on a line using a voltage or electric current.

noun1

Synonym of assertion.

forms

asserted · assertedst · asserting · asserteth · asserts · assertest

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