assert : Idioms & Phrases

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assert oneself

  • verb put oneself forward in an assertive and insistent manner
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self-asserting

  • adjective aggressively self-assured
    assertive; self-assertive.
    • an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue
    • pointing directly at a listener is an assertive act
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Self`-as*sert"ing adjective
Definitions
  1. asserting one's self, or one's own rights or claims; hence, putting one's self forward in a confident or assuming manner.
Webster 1913

To assert one's self

  • to claim or vindicate one's rights or position; to demand recognition.
Webster 1913