English English Dictionary

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Result for Assert

Assert (v. t.)

To affirm; to declare with assurance, or plainly and strongly; to state positively; to aver; to asseverate.

Assert (v. t.)

To maintain; to defend.

Assert (v. t.)

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.