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Common collocations with assert in American Collocation

assert verb transitive

US /əˈsɜrt/

strongly or openly

boldly
confidently
dogmatically
emphatically
firmly
publicly
repeatedly
strongly

Trade, he has repeatedly asserted, should not be conducted as a form of economic war.

without giving evidence

merely
simply

The cultural and moral decline of late capitalist civilisation needs to be demonstrated, not merely asserted.

authority

authority
control
dominance
ownership
sovereignty
superiority

He confided to club management that he found it difficult to assert his authority and control a number of the players.

a right

claim
identity
independence
individuality
right

You will probably also find that your child uses her new-found vocabulary to assert her independence.