Antonyms for lay claim to
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kleym |
| Phonetic Transcription : kleɪm |
Definition of lay claim to
Origin :- c.1300, "to call, call out; to ask or demand by virtue of right or authority," from accented stem of Old French clamer "to call, name, describe; claim; complain; declare," from Latin clamare "to cry out, shout, proclaim," from PIE *kele- (2) "to shout," imitative (cf. Sanskrit usakala "cock," literally "dawn-calling;" Latin calare "to announce solemnly, call out;" Middle Irish cailech "cock;" Greek kalein "to call," kelados "noise," kledon "report, fame;" Old High German halan "to call;" Old English hlowan "to low, make a noise like a cow;" Lithuanian kalba "language"). Related: Claimed; claiming.
- Meaning "to maintain as true" is from 1864; specific sense "to make a claim" (on an insurance company) is from 1897. Claim properly should not stray too far from its true meaning of "to demand recognition of a right."
- As in claim : verb demand, maintain property or right
- As in deserve : verb be entitled to
Synonyms for lay claim to
- adduce
- advance
- allege
- ask
- assert
- be given one's due
- be in line for
- be worthy of
- believe
- call for
- challenge
- collect
- declare
- defend
- demand
- earn
- exact
- gain
- get
- get comeuppance
- get what is coming to one
- have dibs on something
- have it coming
- have the right to
- hit
- hit up
- hold
- hold out for
- insist
- justify
- knock
- lay claim to
- merit
- need
- pick up
- pop the question
- postulate
- pretend
- procure
- profess
- pronounce
- rate
- require
- requisition
- solicit
- stake out
- take
- uphold
- vindicate
- warrant
- win
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