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unassert

unassert verb: to take back a previous assertion; to recant something.

Verb

unassert (third-person singular simple present unasserts, present participle unasserting, simple past and past participle unasserted)

  1. (transitive) To take back a previous assertion; to recant something.
    • 10 June, 1839, Thomas Carlyle, Sinking of the Vengeur
      I, having once been led to assert the fable, hold myself bound, on all fit occasions, to unassert it with equal emphasis.

Forms of unassert

third-person singular presentunasserts
present participleunasserting
past participleunasserted
pastunasserted

Origin of unassert

From un- + assert.

Questions about unassert

What does unassert mean?
Unassert means to take back a previous assertion; to recant something.
What part of speech is unassert?
Unassert is a verb.
What is the past tense of unassert?
The past tense of unassert is unasserted.

Words near unassert in the dictionary

  1. unassemblies
  2. unassembling
  3. unassembly
  4. unassented
  5. unassenting
  6. unassert
  7. unassertability
  8. unassertable
  9. unasserted
  10. unassertible
  11. unasserting

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