assert, v.tr.1aHe asserted his rights, bhain sé a cheart amach. bHe asserted himself, d'éiligh sé a cheart. cTo assert oneself, tú féin a chur in iúl, i gcion. 2I assert that . . ., dearbhaím go. . . . He asserted his innocence, dhearbhaigh sé go raibh sé neamhchiontach.