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Allege Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Allege? [v] report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Allege: aver \| say Related Terms \| Find terms related to Allege: accuse \| acknowledge \| adduce \| advance \| affirm \| announce \| annunciate \| argue \| arraign \| array \| article \| assert \| assever \| asseverate \| attest \| aver \| avouch \| avow \| bear witness \| book \| bring accusation \| bring charges \| bring forward \| bring on \| bring to bear \| bring to book \| certify \| charge \| cite \| claim \| complain \| contend \| declare \| denounce \| denunciate \| deploy \| depone \| depose \| disclose \| enunciate \| express \| fasten on \| fasten upon \| finger \| give evidence \| hang something on \| have \| hold \| impeach \| imply \| impute \| indict \| inform against \| inform on \| insinuate \| insist \| issue a manifesto \| lay \| lay charges \| lay down \| lodge a complaint \| lodge a plaint \| maintain \| manifesto \| marshal \| nuncupate \| offer \| pin on \| plead \| predicate \| prefer charges \| present \| press charges \| pretend \| pretext \| proclaim \| produce \| profess \| pronounce \| protest \| protest too much \| purport \| put \| put it \| put on report \| quote \| rally \| recite \| recount \| rehearse \| relate \| report \| reproach \| say \| set down \| speak \| speak out \| speak up \| stand for \| stand on \| state \| submit \| swear \| take to task \| task \| taunt with \| tax \| testify \| twit \| vouch \| warrant \| witness See Also \| assert \| asseverate \| maintain \| plead Allege In Webster's Dictionary \Allege"\ ([a^]ll[e^]j"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Alleged} (-l[e^]jd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Alleging}.] [OE. aleggen to bring forward as evidence, OF. esligier to buy, prop. to free from legal difficulties, fr. an assumed LL. exlitigare; L. ex + litigare to quarrel, sue (see {Litigate}). The word was confused with L. allegare (see {Allegation}), and lex law. Cf. {Allay}.] 1. To bring forward with positiveness; to declare; to affirm; to assert; as, to allege a fact. 2. To cite or quote; as, to allege the authority of a judge. [Archaic] 3. To produce or urge as a reason, plea, or excuse; as, he refused to lend, alleging a resolution against lending. Syn: To bring forward; adduce; advance; assign; produce; declare; affirm; assert; aver; predicate. \Al*lege"\, v. t. [See {Allay}.] To alleviate; to lighten, as a burden or a trouble. [Obs.] --Wyclif.

Allege Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Allege?

[v] report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Allege: aver | say

See Also | assert | asseverate | maintain | plead

Allege In Webster's Dictionary

\Al*lege"\ ([a^]l*l[e^]j"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Alleged}
(-l[e^]jd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Alleging}.] [OE. aleggen to
bring forward as evidence, OF. esligier to buy, prop. to free
from legal difficulties, fr. an assumed LL. exlitigare; L. ex
+ litigare to quarrel, sue (see {Litigate}). The word was
confused with L. allegare (see {Allegation}), and lex law.
Cf. {Allay}.]
1. To bring forward with positiveness; to declare; to affirm;
   to assert; as, to allege a fact.

2. To cite or quote; as, to allege the authority of a judge.
   [Archaic]

3. To produce or urge as a reason, plea, or excuse; as, he
   refused to lend, alleging a resolution against lending.

Syn: To bring forward; adduce; advance; assign; produce;
     declare; affirm; assert; aver; predicate.


\Al*lege"\, v. t. [See {Allay}.]
To alleviate; to lighten, as a burden or a trouble. [Obs.]
--Wyclif.

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