1. manifest

2. coordinate

3. assert

4. refute

5. venture

6. ascertain

7. paraphrase

8. establish

9. intend

10. contend

11. constitute

12. retort
a. to say something that someone else has said or written using different words

b. to make something evident or certain by showing or displaying it

c. to do, say, or offer something (such as a guess or an opinion) even though you are not absolutely sure about it

d. to argue or state something in a strong and definite way

e. to state something in a strong and definite way

f. to begin or create something; to cause (someone or something) to be widely known and accepted

g. to say in reply; to answer (as an argument) by a counter argument

h. to prove something wrong by argument or evidence

i. to make up or form something

j. to find out or learn something with certainty

k. to cause (two or more things) to be the same or to go together well; to prevent (two or more things) from contradicting one another

l. to plan or want to do something; to have a particular thing in your mind as a purpose or goal