Definition of assert

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Assert (v. t.) To maintain; to defend.

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Assertory :: Assertory (a.) Affirming; maintaining.
Asseverative :: Asseverative (a.) Characterized by asseveration; asserting positively.
Vindication :: Vindication (n.) The claiming a thing as one's own; the asserting of a right or title in, or to, a thing..
Contradict :: Contradict (v. i.) To oppose in words; to gainsay; to deny, or assert the contrary of, something..
Allegation :: Allegation (n.) That which is alleged, asserted, or declared; positive assertion; formal averment.
Vow :: Vow (n.) To assert solemnly; to asseverate.
Dispute :: Dispute (v. t.) To oppose by argument or assertion; to attempt to overthrow; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of; as, to dispute assertions or arguments..
Affirmative :: Affirmative (a.) That affirms; asserting that the fact is so; declaratory of what exists; answering yes to a question; -- opposed to negative; as, an affirmative answer; an affirmative vote..
Claim :: Claim (n.) A demand of a right or supposed right; a calling on another for something due or supposed to be due; an assertion of a right or fact.
Assert :: Assert (v. t.) To maintain; to defend.
Mode :: Mode (n.) The form in which the proposition connects the predicate and subject, whether by simple, contingent, or necessary assertion; the form of the syllogism, as determined by the quantity and quality of the constituent proposition; mood..
Assertorial :: Assertorial (a.) Asserting that a thing is; -- opposed to problematical and apodeictical.
Roundness :: Roundness (n.) Openess; plainess; boldness; positiveness; as, the roundness of an assertion..
Declaratively :: Declaratively (adv.) By distinct assertion; not impliedly; in the form of a declaration.
Assertion :: Assertion (n.) Maintenance; vindication; as, the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives..
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..
Active :: Active (a.) Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive.
Novelist :: Novelist (n.) An innovator; an asserter of novelty.
Agnosticism :: Agnosticism (n.) That doctrine which, professing ignorance, neither asserts nor denies..
Affirm :: Affirm (v. t.) to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review..
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