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asserted

The correct spelling is asserted.

How to pronounce asserted

/əˈsɜːtɪd/
verb

IPA: /əˈsɜːtɪd/

Say it like: Ass-ert-ed

The correct spelling is asserted. To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively. For example: "He would often assert that there was life on other planets."

Usage Examples

He would often assert that there was life on other planets.

Salman Rushdie has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work.

to assert our rights and liberties

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.
  2. 2.To use or exercise and thereby prove the existence of.
  3. 3.To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to
  4. 4.To specify that a condition or expression is true at a certain point in the code.
  5. 5.To set a signal on a line using a voltage or electric current.

adjective

  1. 1.Stated, declared or alleged, especially with confidence but no proof

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