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| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | , past participle of asserere, from ad- 'to' + serere 'to join' |
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as‧sert
[transitive]
[transitive]1 to state firmly that something is true : 
French cooking, she asserted, is the best in the world.
French cooking, she asserted, is the best in the world.2 to state very strongly your right to something : Native Americans asserting their rights to ancestral land
assert your rights/independence/superiority etc
Native Americans asserting their rights to ancestral land3 to behave in a determined way and say clearly what you think : Women began to assert themselves politically.
assert yourself
Women began to assert themselves politically.4 if an idea or belief asserts itself, it begins to influence something : National pride began to assert itself.
assert itself
National pride began to assert itself.