Part 701

<h1>Assenter</h1> <Xpage=91>

<hw>As*sent"er</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who assents.</def>

<h1>Assentient</h1> <Xpage=91>

<hw>As*sen"tient</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Assenting.</def>

<h1>Assenting</h1> <Xpage=91>

<hw>As*sent"ing</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Giving or implying assent.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>As*sent"ing*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Assentive</h1> <Xpage=91>

<hw>As*sent"ive</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Giving assent; of the nature of assent; complying.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>As*sent"ive*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Assentment</h1> <Xpage=91>

<hw>As*sent"ment</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Assent; agreement.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Assert</h1> <Xpage=91>

<hw>As*sert"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Asserted</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Asserting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>assertus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>asserere</ets> to join or fasten to one's self, claim, maintain; <ets>ad + serere</ets> to join or bind together. See <er>Series</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To affirm; to declare with assurance, or plainly and strongly; to state positively; to aver; to asseverate.</def>

<blockquote>Nothing is more shameful . . . than to <b>assert</b> anything to be done without a cause. <i>Ray.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To maintain; to defend.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Archaic]</mark>

<blockquote>That . . . I may <b>assert</b> Eternal Providence,

And justify the ways of God to men. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>I will <b>assert</b> it from the scandal. <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to; <as>as, to <ex>assert</ex> our rights and liberties</as>.</def>

<cs><col>To assert one's self</col>, <cd>to claim or vindicate one's rights or position; to demand recognition.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- To affirm; aver; asseverate; maintain; protest; pronounce; declare; vindicate.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Assert</er>, <er>Affirm</er>, <er>Maintain</er>, <er>Vindicate</er>. To <i>assert</i> is to fasten to one's self, and hence to <i>claim</i>. It is, therefore, adversative in its nature. We <i>assert</i> our rights and privileges, or the cause of tree institutions, as against opposition or denial. To <i>affirm</i> is to declare as true. We <i>assert</i> boldly; we <i>affirm</i> positively. To <i>maintain</i> is to uphold, and insist upon with earnestness, whatever we have once asserted; <as>as, to <ex>maintain</ex> one's cause, to <ex>maintain</ex> an argument, to <ex>maintain</ex> the ground we have taken</as>. To <i>vindicate</i> is to use language and measures of the strongest kind, in defense of ourselves and those for whom we act. We <i>maintain</i> our assertions by adducing proofs, facts, or arguments; we are ready to <i>vindicate</i> our rights or interests by the utmost exertion of our powers.</usage>

<h1>Asserter</h1> <Xpage=91>

<hw>As*sert"er</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who asserts; one who avers pr maintains; an assertor.</def>

<blockquote>The inflexible <b>asserter</b> of the rights of the church. <i>Milman.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Assertion</h1> <Xpage=91>

<hw>As*ser"tion</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>assertio</ets>, fr. <ets>asserere</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced.</def>

<blockquote>There is a difference between <b>assertion</b> and demonstration. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Maintenance; vindication; <as>as, the <ex>assertion</ex> of one's rights or prerogatives</as>.</def>

<h1>Assertive</h1> <Xpage=91>