lay claim vs pretend

pretend vs lay claim

lay claim is not a noun while pretend is a noun.

lay claim is not an adjective while pretend is an adjective.

lay claim and pretend both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lay claim	No	No	Yes	No
pretend	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, pretend is a hyponym of lay claim; that is, pretend is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lay claim:

lay claim: demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
pretend: put forward a claim and assert right or possession of

Other hyponyms of lay claim include requisition, arrogate, assign.

lay claim (noun)	pretend (noun)
	the enactment of a pretense

lay claim (adjective)	pretend (adjective)
	imagined as in a play

lay claim (verb)	pretend (verb)
demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to	make believe with the intent to deceive
	represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
	put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
	state insincerely
	behave unnaturally or affectedly
	put forward a claim and assert right or possession of

Difference between lay claim and pretend

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