Assert - Definition

v 1: state categorically [syn: assert, asseverate,
maintain]
2: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before
God I swear I am innocent" [syn: affirm, verify,
assert, avow, aver, swan, swear]
3: insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women
should assert themselves more!" [syn: assert, put
forward]
4: assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society" [syn:
insist, assert]