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41claim — 1. verb 1) Davies claimed that she was lying Syn: assert, declare, profess, maintain, state, hold, affirm, avow; argue, contend, allege; formal aver 2) no one claimed the items Syn …
42claim — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French claimer, clamer, from Latin clamare to cry out, shout; akin to Latin calare to call more at low Date: 14th century 1. a. to ask for especially as a right < claimed the inheritance >… …
43claim — Synonyms and related words: absolute interest, acquire, adduce, advance, adverse possession, affidavit, affirm, affirmation, allegation, allege, alodium, application, appurtenance, argue, ask, ask for, assert, assertion, authority, avow, be… …
44claim — [13] The etymological notion behind claim is of ‘calling out’. It comes from claim , the present stem of Old French clamer, which goes back to Latin clāmāre ‘cry out, shout’ (whose derived noun clāmor is the source of English clamour [14]).… …
45claim — I. v. a. Require, ask, demand, challenge, call for, lay claim to, assert as one s right. II. v. n. 1. Derive a right, obtain a title. 2. Assert a claim, put forward the claim. III. n. 1. Demand, call, requisition. 2. Right, pretension, title,… …
46claim — 1. verb 1) he claimed that she was lying Syn: assert, declare, profess, protest, maintain, insist, contend, allege 2) you can claim compensation Syn: request, ask for, apply f …
47claim — A demand for money or property; the assertion of a demand, or the challenge of something, as a matter of right; a demand of some matter, as of right, made by one person upon another to do or to forbear to do some act or thing, as a matter of duty …
48claim — [13] The etymological notion behind claim is of ‘calling out’. It comes from claim , the present stem of Old French clamer, which goes back to Latin clāmāre ‘cry out, shout’ (whose derived noun clāmor is the source of English clamour [14]).… …
49claim — 1. noun /kleɪm/ a) A demand of ownership made for something (eg. claim ownership, claim victory). b) A new statement of truth made about something, usually when the statement has yet to be verified. 2. verb /kleɪm/ a) To demand ownership of …
50claim — To claim someone is to beat the hell outta them; usually said in a very bad Cork (Ireland) accent. If you don t shut up I m gonna claim ya! …
