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Assert

/əˈsɜːt/

An assertion; a section of source code which tests whether an expected condition is true.

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📖 Definitions of "Assert"

noun

1
An assertion; 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.
"He would often assert that there was life on other planets."
2
To use or exercise and thereby prove the existence of.
"Salman Rushdie has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work."
3
To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to
"to assert our rights and liberties"
4
To specify that a condition or expression is true at a certain point in the code.

🔄 Synonyms of "Assert"

9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
affirmverb	To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true.
aververb	(ambitransitive) To assert the truth of (something); to affirm (something) with confidence; to declare (something) in a positive manner.
maintainverb	To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.).
avowverb	(transitive) To declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right; to own, acknowledge or confess frankly.
insistverb	(sometimes with (that + subjunctive) or intransitive, with on or upon) To demand continually that something happen or be done; to reiterate a demand despite requests to abandon it.
asseverateverb	(transitive) To assert earnestly, seriously, and confidently
put forwardverb	(idiomatic, transitive) To propose for consideration.
swearverb	(ambitransitive) To use offensive, profane, or obscene language.
swannoun	Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus (bird family: Anatidae), most of which have white plumage.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Assert"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
asseverateverb	(transitive) To assert earnestly, seriously, and confidently
affirmverb	To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true.
aververb	(ambitransitive) To assert the truth of (something); to affirm (something) with confidence; to declare (something) in a positive manner.
avowverb	(transitive) To declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right; to own, acknowledge or confess frankly.
swearverb	(ambitransitive) To use offensive, profane, or obscene language.
put forwardverb	(idiomatic, transitive) To propose for consideration.
maintainverb	To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.).
insistverb	(sometimes with (that + subjunctive) or intransitive, with on or upon) To demand continually that something happen or be done; to reiterate a demand despite requests to abandon it.
swanverb	(intransitive) To travel or move about in an aimless, idle, or pretentiously casual way.
assertionnoun	The act of asserting; positive declaration or averment.
allegeverb	(transitive) To make a claim as justification or proof; to make an assertion without proof.
relyverb	(with on or upon, formerly also with in) to trust; to have confidence in; to depend.
ascertainverb	(transitive) To find out definitely; to discover or establish.
assureverb	(transitive) To make sure and secure; ensure.
proveverb	(transitive) To demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for; to bear out; to testify.
attestverb	(transitive) To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine.
ensureverb	(intransitive) To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition).
confirmverb	To assure the accuracy of previous statements.
reassureverb	(transitive) To assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt.
demandverb	To request forcefully.