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asserted

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adjective

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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RELATED WORDS

contend, claim, stress, profess, uphold, affirm, defend, proclaim, say, press, argue, allege, cite, attest, predicate, avow, vindicate, advance, avouch, pronounce

Nearby words

assentation, assentient, assentor, asser, assert, asserted, assertedly, assertion, assertive, assertively, assertiveness

Origin of asserted

First recorded in 1675–85; assert + -ed2
Related formsas·sert·ed·ly, adverbun·as·sert·ed, adjectivewell-as·sert·ed, adjective

Definition for asserted (2 of 2)

assert

[ uh-surt ]
/ əˈsɜrt /

verb (used with object)

to state with assurance, confidence, or force; state strongly or positively; affirm; aver: He asserted his innocence of the crime.
to maintain or defend (claims, rights, etc.).
to state as having existence; affirm; postulate: to assert a first cause as necessary.

Origin of assert

1595–1605; < Latin assertus joined to, defended, claimed (past participle of asserere), equivalent to as- as- + ser- (see series) + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms

Synonym study

1. See declare. 2. See maintain.
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British Dictionary definitions for asserted

assert

/ (əˈsɜːt) /

verb (tr)

to insist upon (rights, claims, etc)
(may take a clause as object) to state to be true; declare categorically
to put (oneself) forward in an insistent manner
Derived Formsasserter or assertor, nounassertible, adjective

Word Origin for assert

C17: from Latin asserere to join to oneself, from serere to join
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for asserted

assert

v.

c.1600, "declare," from Latin assertus, past participle of asserere "claim, maintain, affirm" (see assertion). Related: Asserted; asserting. To assert oneself "stand up for one's rights" is recorded from 1879.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper