Assert and Disclaim

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Assert verb - To state as a fact usually forcefully.

Usage example: vigorously asserted that what passes for art these days is absolute rubbish

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Disclaim is an antonym for assert in insist upon topic.

Disclaim verb - To refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility.

Usage example: the prisoner disclaimed any part in the prank

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Assert is an antonym for disclaim.

right	assert right	disclaim right
ownership	assert ownership	disclaim ownership

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