assert oneself

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as·sert

 (ə-sûrt′)
tr.v. as·sert·ed, as·sert·ing, as·serts
1. To state or express positively; affirm: asserted his innocence.
2. To defend or maintain (one's rights, for example).
3. To put into action boldly; employ or demonstrate: asserted her independence.
Idiom:
assert oneself
To act boldly or forcefully, especially in defending one's rights or stating an opinion.

[Latin asserere, assert- : ad-, ad- + serere, to join; see ser- in Indo-European roots.]

as·sert′a·ble, as·sert′i·ble adj.
as·sert′er, as·ser′tor n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.assert oneself - put oneself forward in an assertive and insistent mannerassert oneself - put oneself forward in an assertive and insistent manner
comport, behave - behave well or properly; "The children must learn to behave"
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Translations
يُثْبِت وُجودَه، يُصِر عَلى حُقوقِه
prosazovat se
hævdemarkere
sich durchsetzen
affirmerimposer
jól helyezkedik
láta til sín taka
hevde segmarkere seg
kendini göstermek
表现自己

assert

(əˈsəːt) verb
1. to say definitely. She asserted that she had not borrowed his book.
2. to insist on. He should assert his independence.
asˈsertion (-ʃən) noun
asˈsertive (-tiv) adjective
(too) inclined to assert oneself.
assert oneself
to state one's opinions confidently and act in a way that will make people take notice of one. You must assert yourself more if you want promotion.
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References in classic literature
One had to say something if only to assert oneself against that wearisome, passionless and crushing uproar.
There are times when it is one's duty to assert oneself.
Control means - "it must be done my way" - leading to paralyzing perfectionism and millions of pointless battles just to assert oneself. And paranoia says "I cannot trust anyone." I am surrounded by "fools," so he endlessly machinates "before they get me" or get back at them for even wrongly perceived slights.
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