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asserts

Overview of verb assert

1. assert, asseverate, maintain -- (state categorically)

2. affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear -- (to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent")

3. assert, put forward -- (insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women should assert themselves more!")

4. insist, assert -- (assert to be true; "The letter asserts