Meanings
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of assert
plural assertings
- The act of making assertions.
From this perspective, when one evaluates assertions one is primarily evaluating assertings performances on the part of asserters, and the evaluations of what is said in those assertings in some way depend upon these prior evaluations.
2009, James Tartaglia, Richard Rorty: Mind, language and truth
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiverelating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Cite this entry
asserting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asserting
“asserting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asserting. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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