lay claim

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Verb lay claim has 1 sense

claim, lay claim, arrogate - demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to; "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident"
--₁ is one way to request, bespeak, call for, quest
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
=> Somebody ----s PP

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