Contend and Cite

Contend

Contend verb - To state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration.
Usage example: contended that the senator's considerable experience made him the best candidate

Cite and contend are semantically related in assert topic. In some cases you can use "Cite" instead a verb "Contend".

Cite

Cite verb - To give as an example.

Contend and cite are semantically related in assert topic. Sometimes you can use "Contend" instead a verb "Cite".

Nearby Words: citation, citing

Common collocations

power contend power cite power
fact contend fact cite fact
characters contend characters cite characters
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