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assert vs claim

claim vs assert

assert is not a noun while claim is a noun.

assert and claim both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
assert No No Yes No
claim Yes No Yes No
As verbs, claim is a hyponym of assert; that is, claim is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than assert:
  • assert: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  • claim: lay claim to; as of an idea
Other hyponyms of assert include hold, take, attest, declare, protest, assure, tell.
assert (noun) claim (noun)
demand for something as rightful or due
an established or recognized right
an informal right to something
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
a demand
an assertion that something is true or factual
assert (verb) claim (verb)
postulate positively and assertively assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
state categorically ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example
insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized lay claim to; as of an idea
demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
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