asserted Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb state categorically
   assert; asseverate; maintain.
   
2. verb to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
   avow; affirm; verify; swan; assert; swear; aver.
   
   • Before God I swear I am innocent
3. verb insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized
   assert; put forward.
   
   • Women should assert themselves more!
4. verb assert to be true
   assert; insist.
   
   • The letter asserts a free society
5. adjective satellite confidently declared to be so
   
   • the asserted value of the painting

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