verb
express an opinion or reaction in speech or writing.
the company would not comment on the venture
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verb
express an opinion or reaction in speech or writing.
the company would not comment on the venture
remark on,speak about,talk about,write about,discuss,mention,give a mention to,make mention of,make remarks about,make a comment on,express an opinion on,say something about,touch on,allude to,remark,observe,reflect,say,state,declare,announce,pronounce,assert,interpose,interject,come out with,opine
verb
state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.
the Prime Minister claimed that he was concerned about Third World debt
assert,declare,profess,maintain,state,hold,affirm,avow,aver,protest,insist,swear,attest,argue,contend,submit,move,allege,make out,avouch,asseverate,represent
noun
an assertion that something is true.
he was dogged by the claim that he had CIA links
assertion,declaration,profession,affirmation,avowal,averment,protestation,representation,contention,submission,case,allegation,pretence,asseveration
verb
state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.
the Prime Minister claimed that he was concerned about Third World debt
assert,declare,profess,maintain,state,hold,affirm,avow,aver,protest,insist,swear,attest,argue,contend,submit,move,allege,make out,avouch,asseverate,represent
verb
state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.
the Prime Minister claimed that he was concerned about Third World debt
assert,declare,profess,maintain,state,hold,affirm,avow,aver,protest,insist,swear,attest,argue,contend,submit,move,allege,make out,avouch,asseverate,represent
verb
state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.
the Prime Minister claimed that he was concerned about Third World debt
assert,declare,profess,maintain,state,hold,affirm,avow,aver,protest,insist,swear,attest,argue,contend,submit,move,allege,make out,avouch,asseverate,represent
noun
an assertion that something is true.
he was dogged by the claim that he had CIA links
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verb
Assert or confess openly.
he avowed that he had voted Labour in every election
assert,declare,state,maintain,aver,attest,swear,vow,insist
verb
Assert or confess openly.
he avowed that he had voted Labour in every election
assert,declare,state,maintain,aver,attest,swear,vow,insist
verb
Assert or confess openly.
he avowed that he had voted Republican in every election
assert,declare,state,maintain,aver,attest,swear,vow,insist
verb
Affirm or assert.
the locket contains ringlets which he avouches to be relics of a Spanish girl
assert,maintain,state,aver,affirm,contend,argue,insist,hold,profess,move,claim,allege,avow,vow,swear,attest,testify,certify
verb
Affirm or assert.
the locket contains ringlets which he avouches to be relics of a Spanish girl
assert,maintain,state,aver,affirm,contend,argue,insist,hold,profess,move,claim,allege,avow,vow,swear,attest,testify,certify
verb
Affirm or assert.
the locket contains ringlets which he avouches to be relics of a Spanish girl
assert,maintain,state,aver,affirm,contend,argue,insist,hold,profess,move,claim,allege,avow,vow,swear,attest,testify,certify
transitive verb
Affirm or assert.
the locket contains ringlets which he avouches to be relics of a Spanish girl
assert,maintain,state,aver,affirm,contend,argue,insist,hold,profess,move,claim,allege,avow,vow,swear,attest,testify,certify
verb
Give reasons or cite evidence in support of an idea, action, or theory, typically with the aim of persuading others to share one’s view.
sociologists argue that inequalities in industrial societies are being reduced
contend,assert,declare,maintain,state,proclaim,advance,insist,hold,claim,aver,avow,reason,attest,expostulate,testify,swear,certify
verb
Give reasons or cite evidence in support of an idea, action, or theory, typically with the aim of persuading others to share one’s view.
sociologists argue that inequalities in industrial societies are being reduced
contend,assert,declare,maintain,state,proclaim,advance,insist,hold,claim,aver,avow,reason,attest,expostulate,testify,swear,certify
verb
Give reasons or cite evidence in support of an idea, action, or theory, typically with the aim of persuading others to share one’s view.
sociologists argue that inequalities in industrial societies are being reduced
contend,assert,declare,maintain,state,proclaim,advance,insist,hold,claim,aver,avow,reason,attest,expostulate,testify,swear,certify
verb
Give reasons or cite evidence in support of an idea, action, or theory, typically with the aim of persuading others to share one’s view.
“It stands to reason,” she argued
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verb
Claim or assert that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically without proof.
he alleged that he had been assaulted
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verb
Claim or assert that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically without proof that this is the case.
he alleged that he had been assaulted
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verb
State emphatically or publicly.
he affirmed the country’s commitment to peace
declare,state,assert,aver,proclaim,pronounce,attest,swear,avow,vow,guarantee,promise,certify,pledge,give one’s word,give an undertaking
verb
State emphatically or publicly.
he affirmed the country’s commitment to peace
declare,state,assert,aver,proclaim,pronounce,attest,swear,avow,vow,guarantee,promise,certify,pledge,give one’s word,give an undertaking
verb
State emphatically or publicly.
he affirmed the country’s commitment to peace
declare,state,assert,aver,proclaim,pronounce,attest,swear,avow,vow,guarantee,promise,certify,pledge,give one’s word,give an undertaking
verb
State as a fact; assert strongly and publicly.
he affirmed the country’s commitment to peace
declare,state,assert,aver,proclaim,pronounce,attest,swear,avow,vow,guarantee,promise,certify,pledge,give one’s word,give an undertaking
