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| NOUN: | 1. The act of asserting positively: affirmation, allegation, assertion, asseveration, averment, declaration, statement. See AFFIRM. 2. A legitimate or supposed right to demand something as one's rightful due: pretense, pretension, title. Slang : dibs. See OWNED, REQUEST. 3. The act of demanding: call, cry, demand, exaction, requisition. See REQUEST. 4. A right or legal share in something: interest, portion, stake, title. See PART. | | VERB: | 1. To defend, maintain, or insist on the recognition of (one's rights, for example): assert, vindicate. See ATTACK. 2. To put into words positively and with conviction: affirm, allege, argue, assert, asseverate, aver, avouch, avow, contend, declare, hold, maintain, say, state. Idioms: have it. See AFFIRM. 3. To assert one's right to: demand. Idioms: lay claim to. See GIVE, OWNED, REQUEST. 4. To ask for urgently or insistently: call for, demand, exact, insist on or (upon), require, requisition. Idioms: cry out for. See REQUEST.
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