94 entries under assert topic. ×

38
fake(verb, adjective, take, act, change)
31
feign(verb, take, act, change, cover)
17
dissemble(verb, act, cover, agree, allow)
13
profess(verb, state, hold, take, maintain)
9
allege(verb, state, hold, take, maintain)
8
claim(verb, state, maintain, agree, right)
8
purport(verb, mean, play, agree, allow)
5
make out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, agree, allow)
4
believe(verb, state, hold, take, maintain)
3
advance(noun, verb, state, hold, take)
3
contend(claim, affirmation, allege)
3
maintain(verb, state, mean, agree, allow)
2
act as if(verb, expression, idiom, play, agree)
2
avow(acknowledge, admit, own, confess)
2
challenge(verb, state, hold, take, maintain)
2
confess(verb, acknowledge, admit, own)
2
hit(verb, state, hold, take, maintain)
2
hold(verb, state, take, maintain, declare)
2
lay claim to(verb, expression, idiom, state, hold)
2
postulate(verb, state, hold, take, maintain)
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