Assert

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /əˈsɜːt/
• GenAm IPA: /əˈsɝt/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)t

Origin

From Latin assertus, perfect passive participle of asserō ("declare someone free or a slave by laying hands upon him; hence free from, protect, defend; lay claim to, assert, declare"), from ad ("to") + serō ("join, range in a row").

Full definition of assert

Noun

1. (computer science) an assert statement; a section of source code which tests whether an expected condition is true.

Verb

1. To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.
• 2012, Colin Allen, Do I See What You See?, Numerous experimental tests and other observations have been offered in favor of animal mind reading, and although many scientists are skeptical, others assert that humans are not the only species capable of representing what others do and don’t perceive and know.
2. he would often assert his beliefs to us
3. To use or exercise and thereby prove the existence of.to assert one's authoritySalman Rushdie has asserted his right ... to be identified as the author of this work
4. To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to; as, to assert our rights and liberties.The quasi-judicial pre-grant process of asserting patent rights and appeals procedures during patent examination; 'to assert' patent rights means to defend or maintain patent rights.
5. (computer science) To make true; to make equal to 1.

Synonyms

• affirm
• asseverate
• aver

Related terms

• assertion
• assertive

Anagrams

• asters
• setars
• stares
• tarses
• tasers, Tasers