[bang-āt] (v) EN: dare ; take the liberty ; be assertive ; be audacious enough ; ventureFR: oser ; se permettre de ; prendre la liberté de ; se risquer à
(adj) aggressively self-assured, Syn. self-asserting, self-assertive, Ant. unassertive, Example:an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue; pointing directly at a listener is an assertive act