Assert and Wield

verb

• State categorically.
  • synonyms: asseverate, maintain
• To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true.
  • usage: "Before God I swear I am innocent"
  • synonyms: affirm, verify, avow, aver, swan, swear
• Insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized.
  • usage: "Women should assert themselves more"
  • synonyms: put forward
• Assert to be true.
  • usage: "The letter asserts a free society"
  • synonyms: insist

• (v.t.) To maintain; to defend.
• (v.t.) To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to; as, to assert our rights and liberties.
• (v.t.) To affirm; to declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively; to aver; to asseverate.

verb

• Have and exercise.
  • usage: "wield power and authority"
  • synonyms: exert, maintain
• Handle effectively.
  • usage: "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well"
  • synonyms: handle, manage

• (v.t.) To govern; to rule; to keep or have in charge; also, to possess.
• (v.t.) To direct or regulate by influence or authority; to manage; to control; to sway.
• (v.t.) To use with full command or power, as a thing not too heavy for the holder; to manage; to handle; hence, to use or employ; as, to wield a sword; to wield the scepter.