vverb.possessiondemand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title toSynset:claim lay claim
Examples:- He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter
- Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident
Antonyms:forfeit
Derivationally Related Form:claimantarrogatorclaim
Hypernyms:ask for bespeak call for quest request
Inherited Hypernyms:claimrequestcommunicateconveytransfermove
Direct Hyponyms:arrogateassignpretendrequisition
Full Troponyms:arrogatepretendrequisition
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s PP (apply to: lay claim)
vverb.possessionmake undue claims to havingSynset:assign
Derivationally Related Form:arrogator
Hypernyms:arrogate claim lay claim
Inherited Hypernyms:arrogateclaimrequestcommunicateconveytransfermove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something to somebody
vverb.possessionseize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possessionSynset:assume seize take over usurp
Examples:- He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town
- he usurped my rights
- She seized control of the throne after her husband died
Derivationally Related Form:usurpationarrogationarrogatorassumptiontakeoverusurper
Hypernyms:take
Inherited Hypernyms:assumetake
Direct Hyponyms:annexappropriatecaptureconquerhijackpreoccupyraidseize
Full Troponyms:annexappropriatecarrycolonizehijackpreoccupyraid
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something