assert
1 verb state as true TRANSITIVEmaígh verb it's widely asserted that the drugs are very effective maítear go forleathan go bhfuil na drugaí an-éifeachtach'It'll never happen,' asserted Liam. 'Ní tharlóidh sé go deo,' arsa Liam go daingean.; 'Ní tharlóidh sé go deo,' arsa Liam go neamhbhalbh. 2 verb claim right etc TRANSITIVEdeimhnigh verb dearbhaigh verb he asserted his innocence dheimhnigh sé go raibh sé neamhchiontach, mhaígh sé go raibh sé neamhchiontachthe union asserts the rights of its members deimhníonn an ceardchumann cearta a chuid ballshe's asserting ownership of the design tá sí ag maíomh gur léi féin an dearadhTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb firmly express (yourself) TRANSITIVEhe asserted himself in no uncertain terms chuir sé é féin in iúl go neamhbhalbh, labhair sé amach gan scáth gan eaglathe Germans asserted themselves d'éirigh na Gearmánaigh ar a gcosa deiridh, sheas na Gearmánaigh talamh 4 verb start to show (itself) TRANSITIVEsth asserts itself tagann rud chun cinn, nochtann rudpersonal differences eventually assert themselves tagann difríochtaí pearsanta chun tosaigh ar deireadh thiar, nochtann difríochtaí pearsanta ar deireadh thiarthe writer's humour is asserting itself in this book tá greann an scríbhneora le feiceáil sa leabhar seo, tá léargas ar ghreann an scríbhneora sa leabhar seo