Assert and Protest

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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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Protest is a synonym for assert in declare topic. In some cases you can use "Protest" instead a verb "Assert", when it comes to topics like insist.

Protest verb - To state as a fact usually forcefully.

Usage example: he protested that he usually was very good at baseball, and all the strikeouts were just bad luck

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Assert is a synonym for protest in insist on topic. You can use "Assert" instead a verb "Protest", if it concerns topics such as complain.

power	assert power	protest power
position	assert position	protest position
sort	assert sort	protest sort
way	assert way	protest way
Other words: rule, authority, innocence, rules.

My Species Doth Protest Too Much: Blackwolf's rhetoric about fighting to assert mutant superiority is somewhat belied by the implication that he will kill his own child when it turns out to be a mutant.

Source: Western Animation / Wizards

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