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asserted

American  
[uh-sur-tid] / əˈsɜr tɪd /

adjective

  1. resting on a statement or claim unsupported by evidence or proof; alleged.

    The asserted value of the property was twice the amount anyone offered.


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Etymology

Origin of asserted

First recorded in 1675–85; assert + -ed 2

Example Sentences

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Asserted Ralph Wilson, vice president of Babson's Statistical Organization, "Business has struck bottom!"

From Time Magazine Archive

Asserted John Nevin, chairman of Firestone Tire & Rubber: "There will be a more pragmatic attitude toward intolerable budget deficits."

From Time Magazine Archive

Asserted Ohio's Robert A. Taft: "There is a tendency toward executive usurpation of power in this field, as in domestic legislation."

From Time Magazine Archive

Asserted Julius Berman, chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations: "There are some very positive statements in there."

From Time Magazine Archive

John Dennis, the dramatist, had a most extravagant and enthusiastic opinion of his tragedy of Liberty Asserted.

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