asserted

[ uh-sur-tid ]
/ əˈsɜr tɪd /
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adjective

resting on a statement or claim unsupported by evidence or proof; alleged: The asserted value of the property was twice the amount anyone offered.

Origin of asserted

First recorded in 1675–85; assert + -ed2

OTHER WORDS FROM asserted

as·sert·ed·ly, adverb un·as·sert·ed, adjective well-as·sert·ed, adjective

Words nearby asserted

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Definition for asserted (2 of 2)

assert
[ uh-surt ]
/ əˈsɜrt /

verb (used with object)

to state with assurance, confidence, or force; state strongly or positively; affirm; aver: He asserted his innocence of the crime.
to maintain or defend (claims, rights, etc.).
to state as having existence; affirm; postulate: to assert a first cause as necessary.

Origin of assert

1595–1605; < Latin assertus joined to, defended, claimed (past participle of asserere), equivalent to as- as- + ser- (see series) + -tus past participle suffix

synonym study for assert

1. See declare. 2. See maintain.

OTHER WORDS FROM assert

Words related to asserted

contend, claim, stress, profess, uphold, affirm, defend, proclaim, say, press, argue, allege, cite, attest, predicate, avow, vindicate, advance, avouch, pronounce

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British Dictionary definitions for asserted

assert
/ (əˈsɜːt) /

verb (tr)

to insist upon (rights, claims, etc)
(may take a clause as object) to state to be true; declare categorically
to put (oneself) forward in an insistent manner

Derived forms of assert

asserter or assertor, noun assertible, adjective

Word Origin for assert

C17: from Latin asserere to join to oneself, from serere to join