assert
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Synonyms: assent, asset, assort, assart, astert, asser, assery, assett
Antonyms: assent, asset, assort, assart, astert, asser, assery, assett
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Verb
- To [[declare]] with [[assurance]] or plainly and strongly; to state positively.
- To use or [[exercise]] and thereby prove the existence of.
- To [[maintain]] or [[defend]], as a [[cause]] or a [[claim]], by words or measures; to [[vindicate]] a claim or title to.
- {{lb|en|reflexive}} To insist on the legitimacy of one's rights, opinion, etc; not to allow oneself to be [[dismiss]]ed; to ensure that one is taken into consideration; to make oneself respected; to be [[assertive]]. See ''[[assert oneself]]''.
- {{lb|en|programming}} 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]]).
- {{lb|en|electronics}} To set a signal on a line using a voltage or electric current.
Noun
- {{lb|en|programming}} {{syn of|en|assertion}}.
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