accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept their power and authority; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the…
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to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
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to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auctio…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.have an argument about something
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, 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, 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, Reporting verbs.a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his ill…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auctio…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.the most interesting or memorable part; "the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.the most interesting or memorable part; "the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators we…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
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Pertaining to a race supposed to have lived in Babylonia before the Assyrian conquest.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: believe, uncertain, tentative, grounds, scientists.Old; having lived long; having lived almost to or beyond the usual time allotted to that species of being; as, an aged man; an aged oa…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: believe, uncertain, tentative, grounds, scientists.One of a primitive people supposed to have lived in prehistoric times, in Central Asia, east of the Caspian Sea, and north of the Hind…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: believe, uncertain, tentative, grounds, scientists.A genus of gigantic American Jurassic dinosaurs, having large cavities in the bodies of the dorsal vertebrae.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: believe, uncertain, tentative, grounds, scientists.to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: believe, uncertain, tentative, grounds, scientists.To question or hold questionable; to withhold assent to; to hesitate to believe, or to be inclined not to believe; to withhold confide…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: believe, uncertain, tentative, grounds, scientists.Anything, as a proposal, observation, etc., put forth or thrown out in order to ascertain the views of others; something tentative.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: believe, uncertain, tentative, grounds, scientists.any of numerous large bipedal ornithischian dinosaurs having a horny duck-like bill and webbed feet; may have been partly aquatic
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: believe, uncertain, tentative, grounds, scientists.to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: believe, uncertain, tentative, grounds, scientists.A tentative theory or supposition provisionally adopted to explain certain facts, and to guide in the investigation of others; hence,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: believe, uncertain, tentative, grounds, scientists.The system or theory that denies the existence of material bodies, and teaches that we have no rational grounds to believe in the real…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: believe, uncertain, tentative, grounds, scientists.A genus of gigantic herbivorous dinosaurs having a birdlike pelvis and large hind legs with three-toed feet capable of supporting the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: believe, uncertain, tentative, grounds, scientists.lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance; "uncertain of his convictions"; "unsure of himself and his future"; "moving wit…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: believe, uncertain, tentative, grounds, scientists.
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