assert

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb state categorically
  2. verb to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  3. verb insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized

Etymology

From Latin assertus, perfect passive participle of asserō (“declare someone free or a slave by laying hands upon him; hence free from, protect, defend; lay claim to, assert, declare”), from ad (“to”) + serō (“join, range in a row”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

asseverate, maintain

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