Definition of assert

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Assert (v. t.) To maintain; to defend.

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Reassert :: Reassert (v. t.) To assert again or anew; to maintain after an omission to do so.
Affirmatory :: Affirmatory (a.) Giving affirmation; assertive; affirmative.
Recantation :: Recantation (n.) The act of recanting; a declaration that contradicts a former one; that which is thus asserted in contradiction; retraction.
Charge :: Charge (v. t.) To accuse; to make a charge or assertion against (a person or thing); to lay the responsibility (for something said or done) at the door of.
Affirmative :: Affirmative (a.) That affirms; asserting that the fact is so; declaratory of what exists; answering yes to a question; -- opposed to negative; as, an affirmative answer; an affirmative vote..
Affirmation :: Affirmation (n.) That which is asserted; an assertion; a positive statement; an averment; as, an affirmation, by the vender, of title to property sold, or of its quality..
Skepticism :: Skepticism (n.) The doctrine that no fact or principle can be certainly known; the tenet that all knowledge is uncertain; Pyrrohonism; universal doubt; the position that no fact or truth, however worthy of confidence, can be established on philosophical grounds; critical investigation or inquiry, as opposed to the positive assumption or assertion of certain principles..
Jactitation :: Jactitation (n.) Vain boasting or assertions repeated to the prejudice of another's right; false claim.
Negation :: Negation (adv.) The act of denying; assertion of the nonreality or untruthfulness of anything; declaration that something is not, or has not been, or will not be; denial; -- the opposite of affirmation..
Allegation :: Allegation (n.) That which is alleged, asserted, or declared; positive assertion; formal averment.
Vindication :: Vindication (n.) The claiming a thing as one's own; the asserting of a right or title in, or to, a thing..
Groundless :: Groundless (a.) Without ground or foundation; wanting cause or reason for support; not authorized; false; as, groundless fear; a groundless report or assertion..
Negative :: Negative (a.) Denying; implying, containing, or asserting denial, negation or refusal; returning the answer no to an inquiry or request; refusing assent; as, a negative answer; a negative opinion; -- opposed to affirmative..
Depone :: Depone (v. t.) To assert under oath; to depose.
Falsehood :: Falsehood (n.) Want of truth or accuracy; an untrue assertion or representation; error; misrepresentation; falsity.
Claim :: Claim (v./.) To assert; to maintain.
Lotus :: Lotus (n.) An ornament much used in Egyptian architecture, generally asserted to have been suggested by the Egyptian water lily..
Contradiction :: Contradiction (n.) An assertion of the contrary to what has been said or affirmed; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; contrary declaration; gainsaying.
Verity :: Verity (n.) That which is true; a true assertion or tenet; a truth; a reality.
Derivation :: Derivation (n.) The state or method of being derived; the relation of origin when established or asserted.
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