Definitions
1.verbTo declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively."He would often assert that there was life on other planets."
2.verbTo use or exercise and thereby prove the existence of."Salman Rushdie has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work."
3.verbTo maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to"to assert our rights and liberties"
4.verbTo specify that a condition or expression is true at a certain point in the code.
5.verbTo set a signal on a line using a voltage or electric current.
6.adjectiveStated, declared or alleged, especially with confidence but no proof