assert
verb [T] /əˈsɜːt/
/-ˈsɝːt/ Definition
assert yourself C2 to behave in a way that expresses your confidence, importance, or power and earns you respect from others: I really must assert myself more in meetings.Assertions and asserting C1 formal to say that something is certainly true: [+ that] He asserts that she stole money from him.Assertions and asserting C2 to do something to show that you have power: Throughout the Cold War, the Allies asserted their right to move freely between the two Berlins. She very rarely asserts her authority over the children.Assertions and asserting
(Definition of assert verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- affirm verb
- airing noun (MAKING KNOWN)
- assertion noun
- attestation noun
- aver verb
- avowal noun
- claim verb (SAY)
- designate verb
- designation noun
- emphatic adjective
- lay sth on the line idiom
- maintain verb (EXPRESS)
- plead verb (STATE)
- pled
- pretend verb
- put your foot down idiom
- set yourself up as sth phrasal verb
- shout/proclaim sth from the rooftops idiom
- take it from me idiom
- that's my story and I'm sticking to it idiom
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