assert
21assert — transitive verb Etymology: Latin assertus, past participle of asserere, from ad + serere to join more at series Date: circa 1604 1. to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively 2. a. to …
22assert — 1. noun /əˈsɜːt,əˈsɝt/ an assert statement; a section of source code which tests whether an expected condition is true. 2. verb /əˈsɜːt,əˈsɝt/ a) To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively. he would often assert his… …
23assert — v. 1 tr. declare; state clearly (assert one s beliefs; assert that it is so). 2 refl. insist on one s rights or opinions; demand recognition. 3 tr. vindicate a claim to (assert one s rights). Derivatives: assertor n. Etymology: L asserere (as AD …
24assert — asserter, assertor, n. assertible, adj. /euh serrt /, v.t. 1. to state with assurance, confidence, or force; state strongly or positively; affirm; aver: He asserted his innocence of the crime. 2. to maintain or defend (claims, rights, etc.). 3.… …
25assert — v. 1) to assert boldly 2) (L) she asserted that she was innocent * * * [ə sɜːt] (L) she asserted that she was innocent to assert boldly …
26assert — [17] Assert comes ultimately from Latin asserere, which meant literally ‘join oneself to something’. It was a compound verb formed from the prefix ad ‘to’ and serere ‘join’ (source of English series and serial), and it came to take on various… …
27assert — verb 1) they asserted that all aboard were safe Syn: declare, maintain, contend, argue, state, claim, propound, proclaim, announce, pronounce, swear, insist, avow; formal aver, opine; rare asseverate 2) we find it diff …
28assert — as•sert [[t]əˈsɜrt[/t]] v. t. 1) to state strongly; affirm; aver: He asserted his innocence[/ex] 2) to maintain or defend (claims, rights, etc.) 3) to state as having existence; affirm; postulate: to assert a first cause as necessary[/ex] •… …
29assert — /əˈsɜt / (say uh sert) verb (t) 1. to state as true; affirm; declare: to assert that one is innocent. 2. to maintain or defend (claims, rights, etc.). –phrase 3. assert oneself, to put oneself forward boldly and insistently. {Latin assertus, past …
30assert — [17] Assert comes ultimately from Latin asserere, which meant literally ‘join oneself to something’. It was a compound verb formed from the prefix ad ‘to’ and serere ‘join’ (source of English series and serial), and it came to take on various… …
