v. Function: verb
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Synonyms: ASSERT 1, affirm, aver, avouch, constate, declare, depose, predicate, profess, protest
Related Words: defend, maintain, vindicate; asseverate, swear, testify
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Synonyms: ACKNOWLEDGE 1, admit, allow, concede, confess, fess (up), grant, let on, own, own up
Contrasted Words: repudiate, withdraw