Assert and Disown

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Assert

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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Antonyms for Assert
Disown is an antonym for assert.
Nearby Words: assertive, assertion, asserted, asserting

Disown

Disown verb - To declare not to be true.
Usage example: he steadfastly disowned that he was having an affair
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Antonyms for Disown
Assert is an antonym for disown.
Nearby Word: disowning
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Common collocations

work assert work disown work
boy assert boy disown boy
sex assert sex disown sex
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