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Verb claim has 5 senses
- claim - assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar"
--1 is one way to affirm
Antonyms: disclaim
Sample sentence:
They claim to move
- claim, lay claim, arrogate - 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"
--2 is one way to request, bespeak, call for, quest
Antonyms: forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- claim - ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount"
--3 is one way to request, bespeak, call for, quest
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
- claim, take - lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"
--4 is one way to affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
Antonyms: disclaim
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- claim, take, exact - 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"
--5 is one way to necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
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