Definitions for asserted

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asserted as·sert·ed

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IPA: /əˈsɜr tɪd/

Asserted is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 309 anagrams from letters in asserted (adeersst).

Definitions for asserted

Idioms

1. assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:

adjective

1. resting on a statement or claim unsupported by evidence or proof; alleged:

verb (used with object)

1. to state with assurance, confidence, or force; state strongly or positively; affirm; aver:
2. to maintain or defend (claims, rights, etc.).
3. to state as having existence; affirm; postulate:

Origin of asserted

First recorded in 1675-85; assert + -ed²

Examples for asserted

The Imperial power had been asserted, but the cost was heavy.

“I cannot reiterate enough that there is so much abuse that goes on in this place,” he asserted.

"We'll break the bad luck seven to-day," asserted little Redpath, bravely.

Land, he asserted, should be owned by the public and government funded by rents.

"I don't think you'll go alone," asserted Jack Bates, grabbing his hat.

Think of the infamous August 1978 CIA assessment that asserted Iran was not in a revolutionary or pre-revolutionary state.

"And the jock'll have to stand the shot; I know how it goes," asserted the Tout.

It was asserted that the system was only slavery under another name.

The Persian frontier was the only firmly delineated border, asserted by mountains.

It also harkened back to Ada Lovelace, who asserted that machines would be able to do almost anything, except think on their own.