I'm not really sure how to understand "lend new weight". Is it like "support"?
".... technology like functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) might actually lend new weight to Freud's ideas"
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Yes. give new importance, give increased credibility Clive
— Clive
Yes.
give new importance, give increased credibility Clive
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