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Meaning
Verb
●
To
declare
with
assurance
or
plainly
and
strongly
; to state positively.
●
To use or
exercise
and thereby
prove
the
existence
of.
●
To
maintain
or
defend
, as a cause or a
claim
, by
words
or
measures
; to
vindicate
a
claim
or
title
to
●
To
insist
on the
legitimacy
of
one's
rights
,
opinion
, etc; not to
allow
oneself
to be
dismissed
; to ensure
that one
is
taken into consideration
; to make
oneself
respected
; to be assertive.
●
In Programming:
To
specify
that a
condition
or
expression
is
true
at a certain point in the code.
●
In Electronics:
To set a
signal
on a
line
using a
voltage
or
electric
current.
Noun
●
In Computer science:
an
assertion
; a
section
of
source code
which
tests
whether an
expected
condition
is true.
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Origin
assert
English
assertus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Antonyms
Remit
Deny
Deassert
Related
Proclaim
Posit
Declare
Insinuate
Argue
Claim
Conclude
Demonstrate
Postulate
Imply
Acknowledge
Prove
Assume
Uphold
Suggest
Recognize
Presuppose
Exert
Reaffirm
Express
Impose
Defend
Justify
Enforce
Realize
Establish
Challenge
Recognise
Reinforce
Maintain
Presume
Say
Accept
State
Question
Define
Posits
Exercise
Believe
Infer
Consider
Emphasise
Argued
Perceive
Pursue
Articulate
Argues
Insist
Emphasize
Hold
Show
Legitimize
Understand
Undermine
Advocate
View
Allege
Respect
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Rhymes
Ert
Gurt
Wort
Hurt
Dirt
Bert
Birt
Gert
Pert
Wert
Curt
Lirt
Kurt
Alert
Flirt
Exert
Quirt
Avert
Overt
Inert
Shirt
Apert
Worty
Squirt
Unhurt
Belirt
Insert
Revert
Desert
Assert
Begirt
Dessert
Convert
Subvert
Unalert
Ambivert
Extrovert
Ambiverts
Introvert
Red Alert
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