assert

English

/əˈsɜːt/, /əˈsɝt/

verb
Definitions
  • To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.
  • To use or exercise and thereby prove the existence of.
  • To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to
  • (programming) To specify that a condition or expression is true at a certain point in the code.
  • (electronics) To set a signal on a line using a voltage or electric current.

Etymology

Derived from Latin assertus root from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (bind, flow, protect, watch over, run, put together, arrange, tie, thread, unite, tack, stream, grasp, tie together, take, preserve).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ser-

Gloss

bind, flow, protect, watch over, run, put together, arrange, tie, thread, unite, tack, stream, grasp, tie together, take, preserve

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

糸

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