assert
IPA: ʌsˈɝt
noun
- (programming) Synonym of assertion
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.
- (reflexive) 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.
- (programming) To declare that a condition or expression must be true at a certain point in the source code (in some cases causing the program to fail if it is not, as a safeguard).
- (electronics) To set a signal on a line using a voltage or electric current.
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Examples of "assert" in Sentences
- The assertions are quite flimsy.
- The evidence supports the assertion.
- John asserts and advocates Mary's rights.
- Is it inequitable to make this assertion
- I can't find a source to assert that claim.
- It is merely the assertion of the journalist.
- The assertion of notability is there in spades.
- The assertion of the argument stands as the claim of the argument.
- I assure you that I am not trying to assert my view in this article.
- Are the assertions unfounded, the claims unsourced, the references unreliable
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