asserted

[uh-sur-tid]

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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.

Origin of asserted

First recorded in 1675–85; assert + -ed²

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

assert

[uh-surt]

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.

Idioms

assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.: The candidate finally asserted himself about property taxes.

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 formsas·sert·er, as·ser·tor, nounas·sert·i·ble, adjectivemis·as·sert, verb (used with object)o·ver·as·sert, verb (used with object)pre·as·sert, verb (used with object)re·as·sert, verb (used with object)

Synonyms for assert

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1. asseverate, avow, maintain. 2. uphold, support.

Synonym study

1. See declare. 2. See maintain.

Antonyms for assert

1. deny.

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Related Words for asserted

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

Examples from the Web for asserted

Contemporary Examples of asserted

“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
It also harkened back to Ada Lovelace, who asserted that machines would be able to do almost anything, except think on their own.
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Walter Isaacson
October 19, 2014
Land, he asserted, should be owned by the public and government funded by rents.
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Joel Kotkin
August 10, 2014
The Persian frontier was the only firmly delineated border, asserted by mountains.
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Clive Irving
June 17, 2014
Think of the infamous August 1978 CIA assessment that asserted Iran was not in a revolutionary or pre-revolutionary state.
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Eli Lake
April 24, 2014

Historical Examples of asserted

It was asserted that the system was only slavery under another name.
The Grand Old Man
Richard B. Cook
"And the jock'll have to stand the shot; I know how it goes," asserted the Tout.
Thoroughbreds
W. A. Fraser
"We'll break the bad luck seven to-day," asserted little Redpath, bravely.
Thoroughbreds
W. A. Fraser
"I don't think you'll go alone," asserted Jack Bates, grabbing his hat.
Chip, of the Flying U
B. M. Bower
The Imperial power had been asserted, but the cost was heavy.
The Story of the Malakand Field Force
Sir Winston S. Churchill

British Dictionary definitions for asserted

assert

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

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Word Origin and History for asserted

assert

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.