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declare vs assert

assert vs declare

declare and assert both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
declare No No Yes No
assert No No Yes No
As verbs, assert is a hyponym of declare; that is, assert is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than declare:
  • declare: state emphatically and authoritatively
  • assert: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
Other hyponyms of declare include plead, profess, condemn, bless, consecrate, hallow, sanctify, account, answer for, advise, propose, suggest, assure, promise, promise, take the Fifth, take the Fifth Amendment, condemn, doom, sentence, exclaim, proclaim, promulgate, profess, affirm, aver, avow, swan, swear, verify, depone, depose, swear, attest, bear witness, take the stand, testify, decree, animadvert, opine, sound off, speak out, speak up, count out.
As verbs, assert is a hypernym of declare; that is, assert is a word with a broader meaning than declare:
  • declare: state firmly
  • assert: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
Other hypernyms of declare include affirm, aver, avow, swan, swear, verify.
declare (verb) assert (verb)
state emphatically and authoritatively postulate positively and assertively
state firmly to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official state categorically
declare to be insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized
announce publicly or officially
proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against
designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand
authorize payments of
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