asserted

asserted [uh-sur-tid] SynonymsExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for asserted on Thesaurus.com adjective

1. resting on a statement or claim unsupported by evidence or proof; alleged: The asserted value of the property was twice the amount anyone offered.

Origin of asserted First recorded in 1675–85; assert + -ed2 Related formsas·sert·ed·ly, adverbun·as·sert·ed, adjectivewell-as·sert·ed, adjective assert [uh-surt] verb (used with object)

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. to state as having existence; affirm; postulate: to assert a first cause as necessary.

Idioms

4. assert oneself, to insist on one’s rights, declare one’s views forcefully, etc.: The candidate finally asserted himself about property taxes.

Origin of assert 1595–1605; Latin assertus joined to, defended, claimed (past participle of asserere), equivalent to as- as- + ser- (see series) + -tus past participle suffixRelated formsas·sert·er, as·ser·tor, nounas·sert·i·ble, adjectivemis·as·sert, verb (used with object)o·ver·as·sert, verb (used with object)pre·as·sert, verb (used with object)re·as·sert, verb (used with object)Synonyms for assert See more synonyms for on Thesaurus.com 1. asseverate, avow, maintain. 2. uphold, support. Synonym study 1. See declare. 2. See maintain.Antonyms for assert 1. deny. Related Words for asserted contend, claim, stress, profess, uphold, affirm, defend, proclaim, say, press, argue, allege, cite, attest, predicate, avow, vindicate, advance, avouch, pronounce Examples from the Web for asserted Contemporary Examples of asserted

“I cannot reiterate enough that there is so much abuse that goes on in this place,” he asserted.

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Justin Jones

December 16, 2014

It also harkened back to Ada Lovelace, who asserted that machines would be able to do almost anything, except think on their own.

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Walter Isaacson

October 19, 2014

Land, he asserted, should be owned by the public and government funded by rents.

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Joel Kotkin

August 10, 2014

The Persian frontier was the only firmly delineated border, asserted by mountains.

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Clive Irving

June 17, 2014

Think of the infamous August 1978 CIA assessment that asserted Iran was not in a revolutionary or pre-revolutionary state.

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April 24, 2014

Historical Examples of asserted

It was asserted that the system was only slavery under another name.

The Grand Old Man

Richard B. Cook

“And the jock’ll have to stand the shot; I know how it goes,” asserted the Tout.

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W. A. Fraser

“We’ll break the bad luck seven to-day,” asserted little Redpath, bravely.

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W. A. Fraser

“I don’t think you’ll go alone,” asserted Jack Bates, grabbing his hat.

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B. M. Bower

The Imperial power had been asserted, but the cost was heavy.

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Sir Winston S. Churchill

British Dictionary definitions for asserted assert verb (tr)

1. to insist upon (rights, claims, etc)
2. (may take a clause as object) to state to be true; declare categorically
3. to put (oneself) forward in an insistent manner

Derived Formsasserter or assertor, nounassertible, adjectiveWord Origin for assert C17: from Latin asserere to join to oneself, from serere to join Word Origin and History for asserted assert v.

c.1600, “declare,” from Latin assertus, past participle of asserere “claim, maintain, affirm” (see assertion). Related: Asserted; asserting. To assert oneself “stand up for one’s rights” is recorded from 1879.