asserted

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/ əˈsɜr tɪd /

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Definition of asserted

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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First recorded in 1675–85; assert + -ed²

as·sert·ed·ly, adverbun·as·sert·ed, adjectivewell-as·sert·ed, adjective

“I cannot reiterate enough that there is so much abuse that goes on in this place,” he asserted.
Beaten By His Church for Being Gay|Justin Jones|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The lawyer asserted that an autopsy of Sarbandi showed how the pen knife wound was itself not fatal.
The Real Reason Iran Killed This Woman for Defending Herself|Eli Lake|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It also harkened back to Ada Lovelace, who asserted that machines would be able to do almost anything, except think on their own.
You Can Look It Up: The Wikipedia Story|Walter Isaacson|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Land, he asserted, should be owned by the public and government funded by rents.
In the Future We'll All Be Renters: America's Disappearing Middle Class|Joel Kotkin|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The Persian frontier was the only firmly delineated border, asserted by mountains.
Gertrude of Arabia, the Woman Who Invented Iraq|Clive Irving|June 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is usually asserted that the tobacco grown in Brazil contains only two per cent.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Among the ladies of "gentle blood," however, there is more of the asserted aristocratic symmetry and beauty than among the men.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
But in doing this, the intention and power of selection guided by sound judgment at once asserted itself.
Antonio Stradivari|Horace William Petherick
Piegan shortly proved that he made no vain boast when he asserted his ability to follow their track.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
After the first surprise, Comyn's men asserted their superior force; and aid arrived from Carlisle.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison