Authorial Intent Verbs

Combine (one thing) with another so that they become a whole

To place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast

This word is both the recording of an event as it happens and is a record of events

To infer an unknown from something that is known

Sets up; shows (something) to be true or certain by determining the facts

To question whether something (a statement or alleged fact) is true or valid

Presents for consideration, examination, or criticism

To combine a number of ideas into a coherent whole

This word means to pass on, transmit, or bestow

Question whether something (a statement or alleged fact) is true or valid

Separate a thing or idea into its parts in order to figure out the interrelationship of all the parts

Advocate means to

Spreads negative information about

This word means to express, suggest, or show something without stating it directly

Establishes or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

Prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove

Use this adjective when you want to describe how something is very detailed or especially complicated

If you modify, limit, or restrict your agreement or disagreement with an idea, you are doing this

To suggest or hint slyly