Definition of assert

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

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Groundless :: Groundless (a.) Without ground or foundation; wanting cause or reason for support; not authorized; false; as, groundless fear; a groundless report or assertion..
Declaration :: Declaration (n.) The act of declaring, or publicly announcing; explicit asserting; undisguised token of a ground or side taken on any subject; proclamation; exposition; as, the declaration of an opinion; a declaration of war, etc..
Depone :: Depone (v. t.) To assert under oath; to depose.
Asserted :: Asserted (imp. & p. p.) of Asser.
Lege :: Lege (v. t.) To allege; to assert.
Affirm :: Affirm (v. t.) to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review..
Assert :: Assert (v. t.) To maintain; to defend.
Dogmatizer :: Dogmatizer (n.) One who dogmatizes; a bold asserter; a magisterial teacher.
Reassert :: Reassert (v. t.) To assert again or anew; to maintain after an omission to do so.
Proverb :: Proverb (n.) A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.
Point-blank :: Point-blank (a.) Hence, direct; plain; unqualified; -- said of language; as, a point-blank assertion..
Retract :: Retract (v. t.) To withdraw; to recall; to disavow; to recant; to take back; as, to retract an accusation or an assertion..
Affirmation :: Affirmation (n.) That which is asserted; an assertion; a positive statement; an averment; as, an affirmation, by the vender, of title to property sold, or of its quality..
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..
Predicate :: Predicate (v. t.) To assert to belong to something; to affirm (one thing of another); as, to predicate whiteness of snow..
Avouch :: Avouch (v. t.) To declare or assert positively and as matter of fact; to affirm openly.
Right :: Right (a.) To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of; as, to right the oppressed; to right one's self; also, to vindicate..
Avower :: Avower (n.) One who avows or asserts.
Contradictory :: Contradictory (a.) Affirming the contrary; implying a denial of what has been asserted; also, mutually contradicting; inconsistent..
Untruth :: Untruth (n.) That which is untrue; a false assertion; a falsehood; a lie; also, an act of treachery or disloyalty..
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