Someone gave me a book full of words to use in your dissertation. Since I know you'll all want a copy, I'll provide a preview while you wait for the book to ship:
words:
concretize
encapsulate
exacerbate
intimate
promulgate
surmise
vitiate
phrases:
The question arises...
The literature is replete with references to...
The ideas expressed by __ lead to a broader conceptualization of...
...having no intrinsic relation to...
The general theoretical context of ___ is assumed to be fundamental to...
This phenomena derives from...
...token applicability to...
And while we're on the subject of wish lists, I've updated mine at Amazon. Caveat emptor.
I'll make it my goal to use promulgate in a sentence today! ;)
Travel safely!