Assert - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'assert' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for aver that I've seen before include "Swear" , "State firmly, perhaps rave" , "Assert, state as true" , "Maintain - state" , "State; say" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal, The Wall Street Journal, The Star Tribune, The Telegraph, The Times, the Evening Standard, the USA Today, The Guardian, The Mirror, the Penny Press, The Independent and the LA Times.

'assert' is the definition.
(I know that assert is a more specific form of insist)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for insist that I've seen before include "Urge" , "Persist in pressing" , "Refuse to give way" , "express convinced viewpoint" , "Put one's foot down" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal, The Telegraph, the Evening Standard, The Star Tribune, The New York Times, the Sydney Morning Herald and the Penny Press.

'assert' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for affirm that I've seen before include "State as a fact, assert" , "Emphatically state" , "Ratify; vouch" , "Declare one's commitment (to)" , "Verify" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal, The Telegraph, the Evening Standard, The Star Tribune, The New York Times, the Sydney Morning Herald and the Penny Press.

'assert' is the definition.
(I know that allege is a more specific form of assert)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for allege that I've seen before include "Cite in discussion" , "State as a fact without proof" , "Accuse without established proof" , "Assert - maintain" , "Assert, state without proof" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal, The Telegraph, the Evening Standard, The Star Tribune, The New York Times, the Sydney Morning Herald and the Penny Press.

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