assert
v.v. to state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully. You use this when you want to show that you are sure about what you are saying.
v. to state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully; to demonstrate or exercise a right or authority. In technical contexts, it refers to the act of setting a boolean condition to true or verifying that a condition holds.
She continues to assert her innocence despite the evidence.
The manager had to assert his authority when the team refused to follow the new safety protocols.
While the software is designed to assert certain security protocols automatically, the user must still manually verify that the underlying network remains encrypted during the entire data transfer process.
From Latin assertus, perfect passive participle of asserō (“declare someone free or a slave by laying hands upon him; hence free from, protect, defend; lay claim to, assert, declare”), from ad (“to”) + serō (“join, range in a row”).
The verb is transitive and typically takes a direct object or a 'that' clause.
He asserted to be rightHe asserted that he was rightAssert is not followed by an infinitive; it requires a 'that' clause or a direct noun object.