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(verb) take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her" |
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Synonyms: call for, exact, take |
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Related Words: ask, call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, require, take |
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(verb) assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar"; "The guru claimed many followers |
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Related Words: affirm, charge, contend, make out, postulate, profess, purport |
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Antonyms: disclaim |
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(verb) lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea" |
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Synonyms: take |
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Related Words: affirm, assert, aver, avow, swan, swear |
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Antonyms: disclaim |
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(noun) demand for something as rightful or due: "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day" |
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Related Words: demand, insurance claim |
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(verb) ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount" |
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Related Words: bespeak, call for, counterclaim, demand, exact, quest, request |
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(verb) demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to: "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident" |
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Synonyms: arrogate, lay claim |
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Related Words: arrogate, ascribe, assign, bespeak, call for, quest, request, requisition |
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Antonyms: forfeit |
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(noun) an informal right to something: "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame" |
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Synonyms: title |
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Related Words: right |
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(noun) an assertion of a right (as to money or property); "his claim asked for damages" |
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Related Words: assertion, asseveration, averment |
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(noun) an assertion that something is true or factual; "his claim that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the government's claims" |
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Related Words: allegation, allegement, assertion, asseveration, averment |
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(noun) an established or recognized right: "a strong legal claim to the property"; "he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate" |
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Synonyms: title |
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Related Words: entitlement, legal right |
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(noun) a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty" |
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Synonyms: call |
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Related Words: demand |
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