assert
verbTo state firmly or put forward a claim or position.
State firmly
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Clear all filtersTo state firmly or put forward a claim or position.
State firmly
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Confident and direct in expressing a position or acting on it.
To state positively that something is true or to express firm support for it.
To assert that something happened or is true before it has been proved.
To state positively or affirm as true.
Taking little independent action or accepting events without active resistance.
To state openly that one holds a belief, feeling, or qualification, sometimes with doubt about its sincerity.
Openly stated or claimed, without necessarily being demonstrated.
Claimed or alleged to be something, without confirmation.
To repeat something for emphasis or clarity.
The act of saying or presenting something again, usually for emphasis or clarity.
A statement withdrawing or correcting something previously asserted.
A question asked for effect, without expecting an answer.
Openly and readily expressing opinions or feelings.
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