assert

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly

   To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.

   • He would often assert that there was life on other planets.
2. 2

   To use or exercise and thereby prove the existence of.

   • to assert one's authority
   • Salman Rushdie has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work.
3. 3

   To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures

   To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to.

   • to assert our rights and liberties
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   1. 4

      To insist on the legitimacy of one's rights, opinion, etc

      To insist on the legitimacy of one's rights, opinion, etc; not to allow oneself to be dismissed; to ensure that one is taken into consideration; to make oneself respected; to be assertive. See assert oneself.

      • Since going to therapy, I've found it much easier to assert myself.
   2. 5

      To declare that a condition or expression must be true at a certain point in the source…

      To declare that a condition or expression must be true at a certain point in the source code (in some cases causing the program to fail if it is not, as a safeguard).

   3. 6

      To set a signal on a line using a voltage or electric current.

   4. 7

      Synonym of assertion.

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