ASSERT


Meaning of ASSERT in English

vt to maintain; to defend.

2. assert ·vt to maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to; as, to assert our rights and liberties.

3. assert ·vt to affirm; to declare with assurance, or plainly and strongly; to state positively; to aver; to asseverate.

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