Assert vs. Assure — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Assert and Assure
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Assert
To state or express positively; affirm
Asserted his innocence.
Assure
To inform positively, as to remove doubt
Assured us that the train would be on time.
Assert
To defend or maintain (one's rights, for example).
Assure
To cause to feel sure
A gesture that assured her of his devotion.
Assert
To put into action boldly; employ or demonstrate
Asserted her independence.
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Assure
To give confidence to; reassure.
Assert
To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.
He would often assert that there was life on other planets.
Assure
To make certain; ensure
"Nothing in history assures the success of our civilization" (Herbert J. Muller).
Assert
To use or exercise and thereby prove the existence of.
To assert one's authority
Salman Rushdie has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work.
Assure
To make safe or secure
"We would rather forgo certain benefits in order to be assured against certain evils" (Alfred E. Smith).
Assert
To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to
To assert our rights and liberties
Assure
Chiefly British To insure, as against loss.
Assert
(reflexive) To insist on the legitimacy of one's rights, opinion, etc; not to allow oneself to be dismissed; to ensure that one is taken into consideration; to make oneself respected; to be assertive.
Since going to therapy, I've found it much easier to assert myself.
Assure
(transitive) To make sure and secure; ensure.
Assert
(programming) To specify that a condition or expression is true at a certain point in the code.
Assure
To give (someone) confidence in the trustworthiness of (something).
I assure you that the program will work smoothly when we demonstrate it to the client.
He assured of his commitment to her happiness.
Assert
(electronics) To set a signal on a line using a voltage or electric current.
Assure
(obsolete) To guarantee, promise (to do something).
Assert
(computer science) an assertion; a section of source code which tests whether an expected condition is true.
Assure
(transitive) To reassure.
Assert
To affirm; to declare with assurance, or plainly and strongly; to state positively; to aver; to asseverate.
Nothing is more shameful . . . than to assert anything to be done without a cause.
Assure
To make sure or certain; to render confident by a promise, declaration, or other evidence.
His promise that thy seed shall bruise our foe . . . Assures me that the bitterness of deathIs past, and we shall live.
Assert
To maintain; to defend.
That . . . I may assert Eternal Providence,And justify the ways of God to men.
I will assert it from the scandal.
Assure
To declare to, solemnly; to assert to (any one) with the design of inspiring belief or confidence.
I dare assure thee that no enemyShall ever take alive the noble Brutus.
Assert
To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to; as, to assert our rights and liberties.
Assure
To confirm; to make certain or secure.
And it shall be assured to him.
And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
Assert
State categorically
Assure
To affiance; to betroth.
Assert
To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true;
Before God I swear I am innocent
Assure
To insure; to covenant to indemnify for loss, or to pay a specified sum at death. See Insure.
Assert
Insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized;
Women should assert themselves more!
Assure
Make certain of;
This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us
Preparation will guarantee success!
Assert
Assert to be true;
The letter asserts a free society
Assure
Inform positively and with certainty and confidence;
I tell you that man is a crook!
Assure
Assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence;
I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe
Assure
Be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something;
He verified that the valves were closed
See that the curtains are closed
Control the quality of the product
Assure
Cause to feel sure; give reassurance to;
The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe
Assure
Make a promise or commitment
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