Assert and Resist

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Assert

Assert verb - To state clearly and strongly.
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Resist and assert are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Resist" instead a verb "Assert".
Nearby Words: assertive, assertion, asserted, asserting

Resist

Resist verb - To refuse to give in to.
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Assert and resist are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Assert" instead a verb "Resist".
Nearby Words: resistance, resistant, resisted, resisting, resistive

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Common collocations

power assert power resist power
strength assert strength resist strength
control assert control resist control
influence assert influence resist influence
Other words: rule, authority, empire, programming.
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