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(v)
(transitive) To assert earnestly, seriously, and confidently
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To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true.
(ambitransitive) To assert the truth of (something); to affirm (something) with confidence; to declare (something) in a positive manner.
(transitive) To declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right; to own, acknowledge or confess frankly.
(ambitransitive) To use offensive, profane, or obscene language.
(idiomatic, transitive) To propose for consideration.
To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.).
(intransitive) To travel or move about in an aimless, idle, or pretentiously casual way.
(n)
The act of asserting; positive declaration or averment.
(transitive) To make a claim as justification or proof; to make an assertion without proof.
(with on or upon, formerly also with in) to trust; to have confidence in; to depend.
(transitive) To find out definitely; to discover or establish.
(transitive) To make sure and secure; ensure.
(transitive) To demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for; to bear out; to testify.
(transitive) To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine.
(intransitive) To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition).
To assure the accuracy of previous statements.
(transitive) To assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt.
To request forcefully.
To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof.
(transitive) To call upon (a person, a god) for help, assistance or guidance.
(transitive, intransitive) To assert or announce formally, officially, explicitly, or emphatically.
(transitive) To repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity.
(transitive) To show, display, or present; to prove or make evident
To announce or declare.
(transitive) To form; to found; to institute; to set up in business.
(transitive) To explicitly mention (something) as a possibility for consideration, often to recommend it.
To demand ownership of.
(transitive, often reflexive) To turn to the advantage of. [(chiefly) with of]
(transitive, sometimes with 'of') To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.
(transitive, ditransitive) To convey by speech; to say.
To confirm again; to establish more firmly
(ambitransitive) To do (something) in front of an audience, such as acting or music, often in order to entertain.
(transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case
(transitive, ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
(transitive) To say or do (something) for a second time, such as for emphasis.
(transitive) To clear of an accusation, suspicion or criticism.
to state again (without changing)
(transitive) To plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.
(transitive) To create.
To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally.
To keep up, impose or bring into effect something, not necessarily by force.
(transitive) To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).
(transitive) To display, demonstrate, show, or present.
(transitive) To return land to a suitable condition for use.
To affirm again.
assert again
To physically place (something or someone somewhere).
(transitive) To promote, advocate, or act as a champion for (a cause, etc.).
(transitive) To pronounce.
(transitive) To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify.
(transitive) To maintain, or keep in existence.
(ambitransitive) To combine into a single unit; to group together or join.
(intransitive or with 'that' clause or 'to' infinitive) To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance.
To help the progress of (something); to further.
(ambitransitive) To enter or put forward for approval, consideration, marking etc.
(adj)
Magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity.
The act by which something is upheld.
To position or be positioned physically:
(intransitive) To debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints; to controvert; to wrangle.
(transitive) To aim for, go after (a specified objective, situation etc.).
(transitive) To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.
(physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
(transitive) To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
(transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling
(ambitransitive) To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.
(transitive) To make use of, to apply, especially of something non-material; to bring to bear.
(intransitive) To be in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.
Synonym of protection.
To protect, to keep safe.
(transitive) To grasp or grip.
(transitive) To make prominent; emphasize.
(transitive) To give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish; to announce
(ambitransitive) To declare; to assert, affirm.
(intransitive, copulative, of a person) To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.
(transitive) To underline; to mark a line beneath text.
To draw a line underneath something, especially to add emphasis.
(intransitive, informal) To suffer stress; to worry or be agitated.
To bring about; to put into practice; to carry out.
(intransitive) To perform physical activity for health or training.
A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
(figuratively) To establish a substantial position in business, politics, etc.
(transitive) To convey or communicate; to make known or explicit.
To protect; to keep from harm or injury.
(transitive) To sound out (a word or phrase); to articulate.
To assume the existence of; to postulate.
To make a declaration, or give evidence, under oath.
(transitive) To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known.
To say or pronounce; to enunciate.
To state or hold as true; to insist.
Anything that assures a certain outcome.
(transitive) To confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something.
(obsolete) To act with dignity; to act in a stately manner.
(grammar) The part of the sentence (or clause) which states a property that a subject has or is characterized by.
(transitive) To state explicitly, or in detail, or as a condition.