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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::">
        <SenseRelation relType="antonym" target="oewn-negate-v-00668804-v"/>
        <SenseRelation relType="derivation" target="oewn-affirmable-a-01827424-s"/>
        <SenseRelation relType="derivation" target="oewn-affirmation-n-01188682-n"/>
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      </Sense>
    </LexicalEntry>
    <LexicalEntry id="oewn-bear_out-v">
      <Lemma writtenForm="bear out" partOfSpeech="v">
        <Pronunciation>bɛəɹ ˈaʊt</Pronunciation>
      </Lemma>
      <Sense id="oewn-bear_out-v-02669418-v" synset="oewn-02669418-v" dc:identifier="bear_out%2:42:00::"/>
    </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"/>
        <SenseRelation relType="derivation" target="oewn-confirmation-n-06662815-n"/>
        <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>
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      </Sense>
      <Sense id="oewn-corroborate-v-01014570-v" synset="oewn-01014570-v" dc:identifier="corroborate%2:32:00::">
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      </Sense>
      <Sense id="oewn-corroborate-v-02669418-v" synset="oewn-02669418-v" dc:identifier="corroborate%2:42:00::">
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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::">
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        <SenseRelation relType="event" target="oewn-substantiation-n-00154781-n"/>
      </Sense>
    </LexicalEntry>
    <LexicalEntry id="oewn-support-v">
      <Lemma writtenForm="support" partOfSpeech="v"/>
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      </Sense>
      <Sense id="oewn-support-v-02669418-v" synset="oewn-02669418-v" dc:identifier="support%2:42:00::">
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        <SenseRelation relType="uses" 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-underpin-v">
      <Lemma writtenForm="underpin" partOfSpeech="v">
        <Pronunciation variety="GB">ˌʌn.dəˈpɪn</Pronunciation>
        <Pronunciation variety="US">ˌʌn.dɚˈpɪn</Pronunciation>
      </Lemma>
      <Form writtenForm="underpinned"/>
      <Form writtenForm="underpinning"/>
      <Sense id="oewn-underpin-v-02669418-v" synset="oewn-02669418-v" dc:identifier="underpin%2:42:00::"/>
    </LexicalEntry>
    <LexicalEntry id="oewn-validate-v">
      <Lemma writtenForm="validate" partOfSpeech="v">
        <Pronunciation variety="GB">ˈvæl.ɪ.deɪt</Pronunciation>
        <Pronunciation variety="US">ˈvæl.ə.deɪt</Pronunciation>
      </Lemma>
      <Sense id="oewn-validate-v-01014570-v" synset="oewn-01014570-v" dc:identifier="validate%2:32:00::">
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        <SenseRelation relType="derivation" target="oewn-validation-n-05834615-n"/>
        <SenseRelation relType="derivation" target="oewn-validation-n-00154781-n"/>
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        <SenseRelation relType="event" target="oewn-validation-n-00154781-n"/>
      </Sense>
    </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-01014570-v" ili="i26644" partOfSpeech="v" members="oewn-validate-v oewn-corroborate-v" lexfile="verb.communication">
      <Definition language="en">give evidence for</Definition>
      <SynsetRelation relType="hypernym" target="oewn-01014100-v"/>
      <SynsetRelation relType="hyponym" target="oewn-01014801-v"/>
    </Synset>
    <Synset id="oewn-02669418-v" ili="i34981" partOfSpeech="v" members="oewn-corroborate-v oewn-underpin-v oewn-bear_out-v oewn-support-v" lexfile="verb.stative">
      <Definition language="en">support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm</Definition>
      <SynsetRelation relType="hypernym" target="oewn-02663315-v"/>
      <Example language="en">The stories and claims were born out by the evidence</Example>
    </Synset>
  </Lexicon>
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