Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - assert
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transitive verb Etymology: Latin ~us, past participle of asserere, from ad- + serere to join — more at series Date: circa 1604 1. to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively 2. a. to demonstrate the existence of ~ his manhood — James Joyce b. posit, postulate Synonyms: ~, declare, affirm, protest, avow mean to state positively usually in anticipation of denial or objection. ~ implies stating confidently without need for proof or regard for evidence ~ed that modern music is just noise. declare stresses open or public statement declared her support for the candidate. affirm implies conviction based on evidence, experience, or faith affirmed the existence of an afterlife. protest emphasizes affirming in the face of denial or doubt protested that he really had been misquoted. avow stresses frank declaration and acknowledgment of personal responsibility for what is declared avowed that all investors would be repaid in full. Synonym: see in addition maintain.
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1.
v. 1 tr. declare; state clearly (assert one's beliefs; assert that it is so). 2 refl. insist on one's rights or opinions; demand recognition. 3 tr. vindicate a claim to (assert one's rights). Derivatives assertor n. Etymology: L asserere (as AD-, serere sert- join) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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3.
1) утверждать; заявлять 2) отстаивать (права), защищать; доказывать 3) предъявлять претензию, притязать – to assert a patent claim – to assert a patent right ASSERT гл. утверждать, заявлять, отстаивать, защищать (претензию, право) - assert a claim - assert one's rights ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
4.
1. утверждать, заявлять it is not directly asserted but it seems to be implied —- об этом не заявлено прямо, но это, видимо, подразумевается his friends asserted that he was innocent —- его друзья утверждали, что он невиновен 2. юр. предъявлять претензию 3. отстаивать, доказывать (права) to assert one's independence —- отстаивать свою независимость to assert one's manhood —- доказывать свое право называться мужчиной Id: to assert oneself —- самоутверждаться; стараться завоевать признание Id: to assert oneself —- вести себя уверенно, властно ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
5.
(asserts, asserting, asserted) 1. If someone asserts a fact or belief, they state it firmly. (FORMAL) Mr. Helm plans to assert that the bill violates the First Amendment... The defendants, who continue to assert their innocence, are expected to appeal... Altman asserted, ‘We were making a political statement about western civilisation and greed.’ = declare VERB: V that, V n, V with quote • assertion (assertions) There is no concrete evidence to support assertions that the recession is truly over. N-VAR 2. If you assert your authority, you make it clear by your behaviour that you have authority. After the war, the army made an attempt to assert its authority in the south of the country... = establish VERB: V n • assertion The decision is seen as an assertion of his authority within the company. N-UNCOUNT: usu N of n 3. If you assert your right or claim to something, you insist that you have the right to it. The republics began asserting their right to govern themselves. VERB: V n • assertion These institutions have made the assertion of ethnic identity possible. N-UNCOUNT: usu N of n 4. If you assert yourself, you speak and act in a forceful way, so that people take notice of you. He’s speaking up and asserting himself confidently. VERB: V pron-refl ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ v 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 to state firmly that something is true (assert that) (The professor asserted that there was nothing wrong with histheory.) 4 assert itself if an idea or belief asserts itself, it begins to influence something (Milton's influence asserts itself later in his poetry.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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