Synonyms and related words :
abut on, affirm, allege, announce, annunciate, argue, assert, assever, asseverate, aver, avouch, avow, be based on, be contingent on, be dependent on, be incumbent on, be predicated on, bear on, bestraddle, bestride, brook no denial, contend, declare, depend, depend on, enunciate, express, hang, hang on, have, hinge, hinge on, hold, insist, insist on, insist upon, issue a manifesto, lay down, lean on, lie on, lie with, maintain, manifesto, perch, persist, predicate, press, proclaim, profess, pronounce, protest, put, put it, rely on, repose on, rest, rest on, rest with, revolve on, ride, say, set down, sit on, speak, speak out, speak up, stand for, state, stick to, straddle, stride, submit, take no denial, turn on, turn upon, urge