Synset:assert maintain
Derivationally Related Form:assertableasseveratorasseverationassertion
Hypernyms:insist take a firm stand
Inherited Hypernyms:assertinsist
Direct Hyponyms:allegeaverpredicateproclaimsay
Full Troponyms:allegedemurpleadpredicate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | They --- that there was a traffic accident (apply to: maintain, assert, asseverate)