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Behaupten
To state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully. It is the verbal action of making a claim.
Examples in context
Sie behaupten das Gegenteil.
They assert the opposite.
Man kann nicht einfach alles behaupten.
One cannot simply assert everything.
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