asserts

Verb

• state categorically
• to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
• insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized
• assert to be true
  • "The letter asserts a free society"
• third-person singular simple present indicative of assert

Synonyms

affirm, assert, asseverate, aver, avow, insist, maintain, put forward, swan, swear, verify