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revendicates

revendicates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of revendicate.

Meaning of revendicate

Verb

revendicate (third-person singular simple present revendicates, present participle revendicating, simple past and past participle revendicated)

  1. (formal, transitive) To reclaim; to demand the restoration of (something) as a right, or to maintain a claim to (a property or right) that has been withheld.
    • And the alienation of any of its possessions by the conqueror is valid and irretrievable. Should some subsequent fortunate revolution deliver it from the conqueror's yoke, it can revendicate them.1760, M. de Vittel, LAW OF NATIONS, volume 1, translation of original in French, page 86
    Synonyms:
    reclaim, recover

Questions about revendicates

What is revendicates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Revendicates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of revendicate.

Words near revendicates in the dictionary

  1. revenants
  2. revend
  3. revendge
  4. revendicate
  5. revendicated
  6. revendicates
  7. revendicating
  8. revendication
  9. revendications
  10. revending
  11. reveneer

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