HyperDic: assert

English > 4 senses of the word *assert*:
VERB	communication	assert, asseverate, maintain	state categorically
	communication	assert, affirm, verify, avow, aver, swan, swear	to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
	social	assert, put forward	insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized
	cognition	assert, insist	assert to be true

assert > pronunciation
Sounds	ahser't
Rhymes	Albert ... yogurt: 70 rhymes with ert...

English > *assert*: 4 senses > verb 1, communication
Meaning	state categorically.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Model	They assert that there was a traffic accident
Synonyms	asseverate, maintain
Narrower	allege, aver, say	Report or maintain
Narrower	predicate, proclaim	affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of
Broader	insist, take a firm stand	Be emphatic or resolute and refuse / refuse to budge
Spanish	afirmar, aseverar, conservar, mantener, sostener
Catalan	afirmar, asseverar, conservar
Adjectives	assertable	capable of being affirmed or asserted
Nouns	assertion	a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)

English > *assert*: 4 senses > verb 2, communication
Meaning	To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Model	They assert that there was a traffic accident
Synonyms	affirm, verify, avow, aver, swan, swear
Narrower	assure, tell	inform positively and with certainty and confidence
	attest	authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity
	claim, take	lay claim to
	declare	state firmly
	hold	assert or affirm
	protest	affirm or avow formally or solemnly
Broader	declare	state emphatically and authoritatively
Spanish	afirmar, asegurar, aseverar, atestar, certificar, corroborar, garantizar, jurar, testimoniar, verificar
Catalan	afirmar, asseverar, corroborar, jurar, verificar
Adjectives	assertable	capable of being affirmed or asserted
Nouns	asserter	someone who claims to speak the truth
Nouns	assertion	the act of affirming / affirming or asserting or stating something

English > *assert*: 4 senses > verb 3, social
Meaning	insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"Women should assert themselves more!"
Synonym	put forward
Broader	behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry	Behave in a certain manner
Spanish	defender, hacerse valer
Catalan	fer-se valer
Adjectives	assertive	aggressively self-assured

English > *assert*: 4 senses > verb 4, cognition
Meaning	assert to be true.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"The letter asserts a free society"
Synonym	insist
Broader	postulate, posit	Take as a given
Spanish	incidir, insistir
Catalan	incidir, insistir
Adjectives	assertable	capable of being affirmed or asserted
Nouns	assertion	the act of affirming / affirming or asserting or stating something

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