contend
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(verb) maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism ahd no future" |
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Synonyms: postulate |
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Related Words: claim |
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| 2. |
(verb) have an argument about something |
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Synonyms: argue, debate, fence |
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Related Words: altercate, argufy, bicker, brabble, converse, discourse, dispute, niggle, oppose, pettifog, quarrel, quibble, spar, squabble, stickle |
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(verb) make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race" |
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Synonyms: contest, repugn |
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Related Words: challenge, dispute, gainsay, oppose |
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(verb) compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others |
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Synonyms: compete, vie |
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Related Words: equal, go for, match, play, race, rival, run, run off, touch, try for |
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(verb) come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas." |
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Synonyms: cope, deal, get by, grapple, make do, make out, manage |
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Related Words: act, cope with, cut, hack, match, meet, move, rub along, scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by |
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