ASSERT


Meaning of ASSERT in English

■ verb

1》 state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully.

2》 cause others to recognize (one's authority or a right) by confident and forceful behaviour.

↘( ~ oneself ) behave or speak confidently and forcefully.

Derivatives

~er (also ~or ) noun

Origin

C17 (earlier (ME) as ~ion ): from L. asserere 'claim, affirm', from ad- 'to' + serere 'to join'.

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