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assert meaning in Sanskrit

वष्टि váṣṭi

UK/əˈsɜːt//əˈsɝt/

assert in Sanskrit: वष्टि (váṣṭi), प्रवदति (pravadati). In English, assert means to declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.

Sanskrit words for assert

to assert, affirm
वष्टि váṣṭi
to assert, proclaim, declare, affirm, state, pronounce, utter; splash
प्रवदति pravadati

English meaning of assert

  1. verb To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.
  2. verb To use or exercise and thereby prove the existence of.
  3. verb To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to.
  4. verb 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. See assert oneself.

Full definition of assert

assert in a sentence

  • He would often assert that there was life on other planets.
  • to assert one's authority
  • Salman Rushdie has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work.

Synonyms of assert

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Questions about assert in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of assert in Sanskrit?
Assert in Sanskrit is वष्टि (váṣṭi), प्रवदति (pravadati).
assert इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Assert: वष्टि (váṣṭi), प्रवदति (pravadati).
What does assert mean in English?
Assert means to declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “assert”: प्रवदति, वष्टि. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: assert (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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