Meanings (ES + gloss)
afirmar • asegurar • asertar • aseverar
To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.
He would often assert that there was life on other planets.
Numerous experimental tests and other observations have been offered in favor of animal mind reading, and although many scientists are skeptical, others assert that humans are not…
confirmar • ejercer
To use or exercise and thereby prove the existence of.
Salman Rushdie has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work.
to assert one's authority
reafirmar • sostener
To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to.
to assert our rights and liberties
encender • habilitar
To insist on the legitimacy of one's rights, opinion, etc; not to allow oneself to be dismissed; to ensure that one is taken into consideration; to make oneself respected; to be assertive. See assert oneself.
Since going to therapy, I've found it much easier to assert myself.
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