Question

assert state strongly or positively; insist on or demand recognition of (rights, claims, etc). assertion, N.

Accepted Answer

V. When Jill asserted that nobody else in the junior class had such an early curfew, her parents asserted themselves, telling her that if she didn't get home by nine o'clock, she would be grounded for the week.

Word	assert
Part of Speech	V.
Definition	state strongly or positively; insist on or demand recognition of (rights, claims, etc).
Sentence	When Jill asserted that nobody else in the junior class had such an early curfew, her parents asserted themselves, telling her that if she didn't get home by nine o'clock, she would be grounded for the week.
Related Words	assertion, N.

Asserted Assert V State Strongly Positively Insist Demand