Assert
Crossword Clue & Answers

6 April 2021
Last seen in: The Daily Mail Smallest Hardest

We found 20 answers for the crossword clue 'Assert', the most recent of which was seen in the The Daily Mail Smallest Hardest.

This clue looks to be a standard clue as in it's a NON-CRYPTIC crossword based on the publications in which we have recently seen it.

We have given Assert a popularity rating of 'Very Common' because it has featured in a numerous crossword publications and has multiple answers.

As well as being a clue we've also seen Assert as an answer itself some 156 times.

Assert is a single word clue made up of 6 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'The Daily Mail Smallest Hardest' on Saturday, 10 April 2021 with the answer being AVER, we also found AVER to be the most popular answer for this clue.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• The Daily Mail Smallest Hardest - 10 Apr 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 3 Mar 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 1 Feb 2021
• The Mirror Classic - 17 Jan 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 11 Jan 2021
• Irish Independent - Simple - 30 Nov 2020
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 30 Nov 2020
• The Mirror Classic - 29 Nov 2020
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 2 Nov 2020
• The Mirror Classic - 18 Oct 2020

Definitions and usage

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• Assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society"
• State categorically
• To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
• Insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women should assert themselves more!"

Anagrams

We found 1 anagrams for the word 'Assert'.

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Crossword Answers

4 Letters

AVER
To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"

AVOW
Admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about

HOLD
The act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"

POSE
A deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

STIR
A rapid active commotion

SWAN
Stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult

5 Letters

CLAIM
Assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar"

POSIT
(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning

STATE
The federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789"

SWEAR
Have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes"

6 Letters

AFFIRM
Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"

ALLEGE
Report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"

INSIST
Assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society"

VERIFY
Check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard; "Are you controlling for the temperature?"

7 Letters

DECLARE
Announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war"

PROFESS
State insincerely; "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"; "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine"

8 Letters

MAINTAIN
Support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict"

9 Letters

POSTULATE
(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning

10 Letters

ASSEVERATE
State categorically

PUTFORWARD
Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"