Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin asserere, with change of conjugation.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /as.seˈri.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: as‧se‧rì‧re

Verb

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asserìre (first-person singular present asserìsco, first-person singular past historic asserìi, past participle asserìto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to assert, to affirm, to claim
  2. (literary, uncommon) to attribute, to assign

Conjugation

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Including lesser-used forms:

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • asserire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana