assertable

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as·sert (

-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).

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-² in Indo-European roots.]

as·serta·ble, as·serti·ble adj.

as·serter, as·sertor n.

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Adj.

assertable - capable of being affirmed or asserted; "a quality affirmable of every member of the family"

affirmable

possible - capable of happening or existing; "a breakthrough may be possible next year"; "anything is possible"; "warned of possible consequences"

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