assert

verbs

state categorically

assert, asseverate, maintain

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to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

"Before God I swear I am innocent"

affirm, assert, aver, avow, swan, swear, verify

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insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized

"Women should assert themselves more!"

assert, put forward

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assert to be true

"The letter asserts a free society"

assert, insist

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