establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"
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support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"
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a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured, we can i…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Argument and reasoning, Reporting verbs.questioning a statement and demanding an explanation; "his challenge of the assumption that Japan is still our enemy"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Argument and reasoning, Reporting verbs.an assertion that something is true or factual; "his claim that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the government's claims"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Argument and reasoning, Reporting verbs.establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Argument and reasoning, Reporting verbs.establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Argument and reasoning, Reporting verbs.establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Argument and reasoning, Reporting verbs.support or supply with references; "Can you document your claims?"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Argument and reasoning, Reporting verbs.establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Argument and reasoning, Reporting verbs.(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Argument and reasoning, Reporting verbs.(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Argument and reasoning, Reporting verbs.a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured, we can i…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Argument and reasoning, Reporting verbs.a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured, we can i…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Argument and reasoning, Reporting verbs.establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Argument and reasoning, Reporting verbs.establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Argument and reasoning, Reporting verbs.establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Argument and reasoning, Reporting verbs.establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Argument and reasoning, Reporting verbs.establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Argument and reasoning, Reporting verbs.
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stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: support, evidence, authority, certain, confirm.To own or recognize in a particular character or relationship; to admit the claims or authority of; to give recognition to.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: support, evidence, authority, certain, confirm.Settlement of claims; an equitable arrangement of conflicting claims, as in set-off, contribution, exoneration, subrogation, and marsh…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: support, evidence, authority, certain, confirm.One born in Africa, the offspring of a white father and a "colored" mother. Also, and now commonly in Southern Africa, a native born o…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: support, evidence, authority, certain, confirm.a confession of guilt by a prisoner charged with treason or felony, together with an accusation of his accomplish and a giving evidenc…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: support, evidence, authority, certain, confirm.The act or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in an overbearing manner; that species of pride which consists in exorbitant cl…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: support, evidence, authority, certain, confirm.To confirm; to make certain or secure.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: support, evidence, authority, certain, confirm.To sanction or confirm by the authority of some one; to warrant; as, to authorize a report.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: support, evidence, authority, certain, confirm.A "natural" child; a child begotten and born out of wedlock; an illegitimate child; one born of an illicit union.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: support, evidence, authority, certain, confirm.A writing under seal, by which a person binds himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, to pay a certain sum on or before a f…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: support, evidence, authority, certain, confirm.established beyond doubt or question; definitely known; "what is certain is that every effect must have a cause"; "it is certain that…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: support, evidence, authority, certain, confirm.One who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; a rival.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: support, evidence, authority, certain, confirm.A wife of inferior condition; a lawful wife, but not united to the man by the usual ceremonies, and of inferior condition. Such were H…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: support, evidence, authority, certain, confirm.the speech act of contradicting someone; "he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: support, evidence, authority, certain, confirm.
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