assert
verb (used with object)
to state with assurance, confidence, or force; state strongly or positively; affirm; aver.
asserter
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a word derived from
assert.
Example Sentences
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Yet — and this was absolutely astonishing for its time — Moby Dick becomes the ultimate asserter of reason.
From New York Times ● May 2, 2020
The constant in his life has been incessant work, and you need a few spreadsheets to chart the 50 or so companies that he either owns or co-owns as a patent asserter.
From New York Times ● Jul. 13, 2013
Now look on him, in holy courage bold; The asserter of his country's cause behold!
From The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles, Vol. 1 With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes by George Gilfillan by George Gilfillan
He cannot remain the only practical asserter of the theory that it is better to steal good poetry than to write bad.
From Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 by Various
"A bold asserter of the rights of free speech."
From The Gentleman from Everywhere by James Henry Foss
