Definition of assert

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Assert (v. t.) To affirm; to declare with assurance, or plainly and strongly; to state positively; to aver; to asseverate..

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Reassertion :: Reassertion (n.) A second or renewed assertion of the same thing.
Lege :: Lege (v. t.) To allege; to assert.
Groundless :: Groundless (a.) Without ground or foundation; wanting cause or reason for support; not authorized; false; as, groundless fear; a groundless report or assertion..
Affirm :: Affirm (v. i.) To declare or assert positively.
Recantation :: Recantation (n.) The act of recanting; a declaration that contradicts a former one; that which is thus asserted in contradiction; retraction.
Self-asserting :: Self-asserting (a.) asserting one's self, or one's own rights or claims; hence, putting one's self forward in a confident or assuming manner..
Deposition :: Deposition (n.) An opinion, example, or statement, laid down or asserted; a declaration..
Falsity :: Falsity (a.) That which is false; falsehood; a lie; a false assertion.
Allege :: Allege (v. t.) To bring forward with positiveness; to declare; to affirm; to assert; as, to allege a fact..
Browbeat :: Browbeat (v. t.) To depress or bear down with haughty, stern looks, or with arrogant speech and dogmatic assertions; to abash or disconcert by impudent or abusive words or looks; to bully; as, to browbeat witnesses..
Nail :: Nail (n.) To fasten, as with a nail; to bind or hold, as to a bargain or to acquiescence in an argument or assertion; hence, to catch; to trap..
Evidentiary :: Evidentiary (a.) Furnishing evidence; asserting; proving; evidential.
Averment :: Averment (v. t.) The act of averring, or that which is averred; affirmation; positive assertion..
Negative :: Negative (a.) Denying; implying, containing, or asserting denial, negation or refusal; returning the answer no to an inquiry or request; refusing assent; as, a negative answer; a negative opinion; -- opposed to affirmative..
Dogmatizer :: Dogmatizer (n.) One who dogmatizes; a bold asserter; a magisterial teacher.
Assertive :: Assertive (a.) Positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory.
Retract :: Retract (v. t.) To withdraw; to recall; to disavow; to recant; to take back; as, to retract an accusation or an assertion..
Contradiction :: Contradiction (n.) An assertion of the contrary to what has been said or affirmed; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; contrary declaration; gainsaying.
Vow :: Vow (n.) To assert solemnly; to asseverate.
Allegation :: Allegation (n.) That which is alleged, asserted, or declared; positive assertion; formal averment.
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