unassert

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verb

To take back a previous assertion; to recant something.

“'10 June, 1839, Thomas Carlyle, Sinking of the Vengeur I, having once been led to assert the fable, hold myself bound, on all fit occasions, to unassert it with equal emphasis.”

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Meanings

verbunassert (third-person singular simple present unasserts, present participle unasserting, simple past and past participle unasserted)

present singular third person unasserts · participle present unasserting · participle past unasserted · past unasserted

  1. transitiveTo take back a previous assertion; to recant something.

    '10 June, 1839, Thomas Carlyle, Sinking of the Vengeur I, having once been led to assert the fable, hold myself bound, on all fit occasions, to unassert it with equal emphasis.

Origin

From un- + assert.

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Cite this entry
APA

unassert. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unassert

MLA

“unassert.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unassert. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unassert,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unassert.

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