- assert, asseverate, maintain - state categorically
--1 is one way to insist, take a firm stand
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun assertion1
They assert that there was a traffic accident
- affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear - to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
--2 is one way to declare
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun assertion2, noun asserter1
They assert that there was a traffic accident
- assert, put forward - insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women should assert themselves more!"
--3 is one way to behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- insist, assert - assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society"
--4 is one way to postulate, posit
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun assertion2
Somebody ----s something