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allege
[ uh-lej ]
verb (used with object)
- to assert without proof.
- to declare with positiveness; affirm; assert:
to allege a fact.
Synonyms: aver, asseverate, state
Antonyms: deny
- to declare before a court or elsewhere, as if under oath.
Synonyms: attest
- to plead in support of; offer as a reason or excuse.
- Archaic. to cite or quote in confirmation.
allege
/ əˈlɛdʒ /
verb
- to declare in or as if in a court of law; state without or before proof
he alleged malpractice
- to put forward (an argument or plea) for or against an accusation, claim, etc
- archaic.to cite or quote, as to confirm
Other Words From
- al·legea·ble adjective
- al·leger noun
- misal·lege verb (used with object) misalleged misalleging
- preal·lege verb (used with object) prealleged prealleging
- real·lege verb (used with object) realleged realleging
Word History and Origins
Origin of allege1
Word History and Origins
Origin of allege1
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Example Sentences
They also allege their children are not in fact siblings, despite having been told they were.
Was it, as some former employees allege, that the bosses bit off more than they could chew?
Police allege the man was in a close relationship with Kakehi and they are investigating the details of his passing.
The papers allege that Hayden escorted J.W. down a number of hallways.
Army officials also allege that he worked for ethnic rebels as a “communications captain.”
The English authorities expressly allege a deliberate purpose on Bruce's part to rid himself of his rival.
It was neither age nor sickness, as the chroniclers allege, that prevented King Robert from leading the Weardale foray.
If I am a forger or a friend of forgers, as you allege me to be, then I am unworthy to have served in the uniform of France.
The emir would bring 500 witnesses to-morrow to establish any crime he was pleased to allege.
The mere assertion of what he meant to allege must at least delay this hateful marriage.
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