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    <LexicalEntry id="oewn-affirm-v">
      <Lemma writtenForm="affirm" partOfSpeech="v">
        <Pronunciation variety="US">əˈfɝm</Pronunciation>
        <Pronunciation variety="GB">əˈfɜːm</Pronunciation>
      </Lemma>
      <Sense id="oewn-affirm-v-00667804-v" synset="oewn-00667804-v" dc:identifier="affirm%2:31:00::">
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      </Sense>
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        <SenseRelation relType="derivation" target="oewn-affirmation-n-06745099-n"/>
        <SenseRelation relType="derivation" target="oewn-affirmer-n-09834065-n"/>
        <SenseRelation relType="agent" target="oewn-affirmer-n-09834065-n"/>
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      </Sense>
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      </Sense>
    </LexicalEntry>
    <LexicalEntry id="oewn-assert-v">
      <Lemma writtenForm="assert" partOfSpeech="v">
        <Pronunciation variety="GB">əˈsɜːt</Pronunciation>
        <Pronunciation variety="US">əˈsɝt</Pronunciation>
      </Lemma>
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        <SenseRelation relType="derivation" target="oewn-asserter-n-09834065-n"/>
        <SenseRelation relType="agent" target="oewn-asserter-n-09834065-n"/>
        <SenseRelation relType="event" target="oewn-assertion-n-07217786-n"/>
      </Sense>
    </LexicalEntry>
    <LexicalEntry id="oewn-aver-v">
      <Lemma writtenForm="aver" partOfSpeech="v">
        <Pronunciation>əˈvɜː</Pronunciation>
      </Lemma>
      <Form writtenForm="averred"/>
      <Form writtenForm="averring"/>
      <Sense id="oewn-aver-v-01013058-v" synset="oewn-01013058-v" dc:identifier="aver%2:32:00::">
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        <SenseRelation relType="event" target="oewn-averment-n-06742248-n"/>
      </Sense>
    </LexicalEntry>
    <LexicalEntry id="oewn-avow-v">
      <Lemma writtenForm="avow" partOfSpeech="v">
        <Pronunciation>əˈvaʊ</Pronunciation>
      </Lemma>
      <Sense id="oewn-avow-v-01013058-v" synset="oewn-01013058-v" dc:identifier="avow%2:32:00::">
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        <SenseRelation relType="event" target="oewn-avowal-n-06745099-n"/>
      </Sense>
    </LexicalEntry>
    <LexicalEntry id="oewn-confirm-v">
      <Lemma writtenForm="confirm" partOfSpeech="v">
        <Pronunciation variety="GB">kənˈfɜːm</Pronunciation>
        <Pronunciation variety="US">kənˈfɝm</Pronunciation>
      </Lemma>
      <Sense id="oewn-confirm-v-00667804-v" synset="oewn-00667804-v" dc:identifier="confirm%2:31:00::">
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        <SenseRelation relType="derivation" target="oewn-confirmatory-a-02364077-s"/>
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        <SenseRelation relType="derivation" target="oewn-confirmation-n-05833569-n"/>
        <SenseRelation relType="by_means_of" target="oewn-confirmation-n-06662815-n"/>
        <SenseRelation relType="by_means_of" target="oewn-confirmation-n-05833569-n"/>
      </Sense>
    </LexicalEntry>
    <LexicalEntry id="oewn-corroborate-v">
      <Lemma writtenForm="corroborate" partOfSpeech="v">
        <Pronunciation variety="GB">kəˈɹɒbəɹeɪ̯t</Pronunciation>
        <Pronunciation variety="US">kəˈɹɑbəɹeɪ̯t</Pronunciation>
      </Lemma>
      <Sense id="oewn-corroborate-v-00667804-v" synset="oewn-00667804-v" dc:identifier="corroborate%2:31:00::">
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      </Sense>
    </LexicalEntry>
    <LexicalEntry id="oewn-substantiate-v">
      <Lemma writtenForm="substantiate" partOfSpeech="v">
        <Pronunciation>səbˈstanʃɪeɪt</Pronunciation>
      </Lemma>
      <Sense id="oewn-substantiate-v-00667804-v" synset="oewn-00667804-v" dc:identifier="substantiate%2:31:00::">
        <SenseRelation relType="derivation" target="oewn-substantiative-a-02364077-s"/>
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      </Sense>
    </LexicalEntry>
    <LexicalEntry id="oewn-support-v">
      <Lemma writtenForm="support" partOfSpeech="v"/>
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        <SenseRelation relType="event" target="oewn-support-n-00155253-n"/>
      </Sense>
    </LexicalEntry>
    <LexicalEntry id="oewn-sustain-v">
      <Lemma writtenForm="sustain" partOfSpeech="v">
        <Pronunciation>səˈsteɪn</Pronunciation>
      </Lemma>
      <Sense id="oewn-sustain-v-00667804-v" synset="oewn-00667804-v" dc:identifier="sustain%2:31:00::">
        <SenseRelation relType="derivation" target="oewn-sustainable-a-02817084-a"/>
      </Sense>
    </LexicalEntry>
    <LexicalEntry id="oewn-swan-v">
      <Lemma writtenForm="swan" partOfSpeech="v"/>
      <Sense id="oewn-swan-v-01013058-v" synset="oewn-01013058-v" dc:identifier="swan%2:32:00::"/>
    </LexicalEntry>
    <LexicalEntry id="oewn-swear-v">
      <Lemma writtenForm="swear" partOfSpeech="v"/>
      <Form writtenForm="swore"/>
      <Form writtenForm="sworn"/>
      <Sense id="oewn-swear-v-01013058-v" synset="oewn-01013058-v" dc:identifier="swear%2:32:03::">
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        <SenseRelation relType="derivation" target="oewn-swearing-n-06697317-n"/>
        <SenseRelation relType="agent" target="oewn-swearer-n-10701827-n"/>
      </Sense>
    </LexicalEntry>
    <LexicalEntry id="oewn-verify-v">
      <Lemma writtenForm="verify" partOfSpeech="v"/>
      <Form writtenForm="verified"/>
      <Sense id="oewn-verify-v-01013058-v" synset="oewn-01013058-v" dc:identifier="verify%2:32:03::"/>
    </LexicalEntry>
    <Synset id="oewn-00667804-v" ili="i25055" partOfSpeech="v" members="oewn-confirm-v oewn-corroborate-v oewn-sustain-v oewn-substantiate-v oewn-support-v oewn-affirm-v" lexfile="verb.cognition">
      <Definition language="en">establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts</Definition>
      <SynsetRelation relType="hypernym" target="oewn-02372362-v"/>
      <SynsetRelation relType="hyponym" target="oewn-00223535-v"/>
      <SynsetRelation relType="hyponym" target="oewn-00223676-v"/>
      <SynsetRelation relType="hyponym" target="oewn-00666401-v"/>
      <SynsetRelation relType="hyponym" target="oewn-00666706-v"/>
      <SynsetRelation relType="hyponym" target="oewn-00668428-v"/>
      <SynsetRelation relType="hyponym" target="oewn-00669142-v"/>
      <Example language="en">his story confirmed my doubts</Example>
      <Example language="en">The evidence supports the defendant</Example>
    </Synset>
    <Synset id="oewn-01013058-v" ili="i26638" partOfSpeech="v" members="oewn-affirm-v oewn-verify-v oewn-assert-v oewn-avow-v oewn-aver-v oewn-swan-v oewn-swear-v" lexfile="verb.communication">
      <Definition language="en">to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true</Definition>
      <SynsetRelation relType="hypernym" target="oewn-01012145-v"/>
      <SynsetRelation relType="hyponym" target="oewn-00760378-v"/>
      <SynsetRelation relType="hyponym" target="oewn-00822013-v"/>
      <SynsetRelation relType="hyponym" target="oewn-00822462-v"/>
      <SynsetRelation relType="hyponym" target="oewn-01013569-v"/>
      <SynsetRelation relType="hyponym" target="oewn-01021652-v"/>
      <SynsetRelation relType="hyponym" target="oewn-00685690-v"/>
      <Example language="en">Before God I swear I am innocent</Example>
    </Synset>
    <Synset id="oewn-01013752-v" ili="i26640" partOfSpeech="v" members="oewn-affirm-v" lexfile="verb.communication">
      <Definition language="en">say yes to</Definition>
      <SynsetRelation relType="hypernym" target="oewn-00981902-v"/>
      <SynsetRelation relType="hyponym" target="oewn-00758383-v"/>
      <SynsetRelation relType="hyponym" target="oewn-01013950-v"/>
      <SynsetRelation relType="hyponym" target="oewn-01014100-v"/>
      <SynsetRelation relType="hyponym" target="oewn-01019652-v"/>
    </Synset>
  </Lexicon>
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