Unassert
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Unassert is a verb meaning (transitive) To take back a previous assertion; to recant something.
Meaning
(transitive) To take back a previous assertion; to recant something.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- unasserts
- unasserting
- unasserted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include recant, renay, withdraw, unconcede, retract, retractate.
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