assertor

Variant of assert

assert definition

as·sert (ə sʉrt′)

transitive verb

  1. to state positively; declare; affirm
  2. to maintain or defend (rights, claims, etc.)

Etymology: < L assertus, pp. of asserere, to join to, claim < ad-, to + serere, join: see series

Related Forms:

assert Idioms

assert oneself

to insist on one's rights, or on being recognized

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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