asserted
[uh-sur-tid]
- 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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Origin of asserted
assert
[uh-surt]
- 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.
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- assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.: The candidate finally asserted himself about property taxes.
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Origin of assert
Synonyms
See more synonyms for assert on Thesaurus.com1. asseverate, avow, maintain. 2. uphold, support.
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Antonyms
1. deny.
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Examples from the Web for asserted
Contemporary Examples
“I cannot reiterate enough that there is so much abuse that goes on in this place,” he asserted.
It also harkened back to Ada Lovelace, who asserted that machines would be able to do almost anything, except think on their own.
Land, he asserted, should be owned by the public and government funded by rents.
The Persian frontier was the only firmly delineated border, asserted by mountains.
Think of the infamous August 1978 CIA assessment that asserted Iran was not in a revolutionary or pre-revolutionary state.
Historical Examples
It was asserted that the system was only slavery under another name.
The Grand Old ManRichard B. Cook
"And the jock'll have to stand the shot; I know how it goes," asserted the Tout.
ThoroughbredsW. A. Fraser
"We'll break the bad luck seven to-day," asserted little Redpath, bravely.
ThoroughbredsW. A. Fraser
"I don't think you'll go alone," asserted Jack Bates, grabbing his hat.
Chip, of the Flying UB. M. Bower
The Imperial power had been asserted, but the cost was heavy.
The Story of the Malakand Field ForceSir Winston S. Churchill
assert
- 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
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Word Origin
C17: from Latin asserere to join to oneself, from serere to join
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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.
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