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• assert — 1 Assert, declare, profess, affirm, aver, protest, avouch, avow, predicate, warrant agree in meaning to state positively usually either in anticipation of denial or objection or in the face of it. Assert implies absence of proof: it usually… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• assert — ► VERB 1) state (a fact or belief) confidently and forcefully. 2) cause others to recognize (something) by confident and forceful behaviour. 3) (assert oneself) be confident and forceful. ORIGIN Latin asserere claim, affirm …   English terms dictionary

• assert */*/ — UK [əˈsɜː(r)t] / US [əˈsɜrt] verb [transitive] Word forms assert : present tense I/you/we/they assert he/she/it asserts present participle asserting past tense asserted past participle asserted 1) a) to state firmly that something is true He has… …   English dictionary

• assert — as|sert [ ə sɜrt ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to state firmly that something is true: He asserted his innocence. assert (that): The governor asserted that no more money would be available. a ) to behave or do something in a confident way: She always …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• assert — as|sert [əˈsə:t US ə:rt] v [T] [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of asserere, from ad to + serere to join ] 1.) to state firmly that something is true ▪ French cooking, she asserted, is the best in the world. assert that ▪ He… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• assert — verb (T) 1 assert your rights/independence etc to state very strongly your right to do or have something 2 assert yourself to behave in a determined way so that people do not make you do things you do not want: You need to assert yourself more. 3 …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• assert — [[t]əsɜ͟ː(r)t[/t]] asserts, asserting, asserted 1) VERB If someone asserts a fact or belief, they state it firmly. [FORMAL] [V that] Mr. Helm plans to assert that the bill violates the First Amendment... [V n] The defendants, who continue to… …   English dictionary

• assert — [17] Assert comes ultimately from Latin asserere, which meant literally ‘join oneself to something’. It was a compound verb formed from the prefix ad ‘to’ and serere ‘join’ (source of English series and serial), and it came to take on various… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• assert — [17] Assert comes ultimately from Latin asserere, which meant literally ‘join oneself to something’. It was a compound verb formed from the prefix ad ‘to’ and serere ‘join’ (source of English series and serial), and it came to take on various… …   Word origins

• assert — [əˈsɜːt] verb [T] 1) to state firmly that something is true 2) to behave in a determined or confident way He quickly asserted his authority as a leader.[/ex] It s hard for shy people to assert themselves in a group.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• make someone/something out — 1) manage with some difficulty to see or hear something in the dim light it was difficult to make out the illustration ■ understand the character or motivation of someone I can t make her out she s so inconsistent 2) [with infinitive or clause]… …   Useful english dictionary