verb
1.
Synonyms: assert 1, affirm, aver, avouch, constate, declare, depose, predicate, profess, protest
Related Word: defend, maintain, vindicate; asseverate, swear, testify
2.
Synonyms: acknowledge 1, admit, allow, concede, confess, fess (up), grant, let on, own, own up
Contrasted words: repudiate, withdraw