assertation

noun

as·​ser·​ta·​tion ˌa-sər-ˈtā-shən 

plural assertations

: the act of asserting or something that is asserted : assertion

This crisis, which inspires repeated heartfelt assertations of Mr. Richburg's happiness to be an American …

—William Finnegan, New York Times Book Review, 30 Mar. 1997

What I have said so far has not been an attempt to support my thesis but merely to explain what it is. Of course, a fuller understanding of an assertation may convince someone of its truth.

—Clifford Williams, The Life of the Mind, 2002

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French & Medieval Latin; French assertation, borrowed from Medieval Latin assertātiōn-, assertātiō, from assertāre "to affirm, assert" (frequentative of Latin asserere "to lay claim to, allege, assert") + Latin -tiōn-, -tiō, noun suffix

First Known Use

circa 1535, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for assertation

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation