Definition of allege Allege
/ʌlɛˈʤ/ - [ulej] - al•lege
We found 15 definitions of allege from 7 different sources.
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What does allege mean?
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| allege - 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" | ||
| aver, say | ||
| asseverate, assert, maintain state categorically | ||
| plead appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop" | ||
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- allege (Verb)
To lighten, diminish. - allege (Verb)
To state under oath, to plead. - allege (Verb)
To cite or quote an author or his work for or against. - allege (Verb)
To adduce something as a reason, excuse, support etc. - allege (Verb)
To make a claim as justification or proof; to make an assertion without proof.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- allege (v. t.)
To bring forward with positiveness; to declare; to affirm; to assert; as, to allege a fact. - allege (v. t.)
To cite or quote; as, to allege the authority of a judge. - allege (v. t.)
To produce or urge as a reason, plea, or excuse; as, he refused to lend, alleging a resolution against lending. - allege (v. t.)
To alleviate; to lighten, as a burden or a trouble.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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allege
To make a claim, a plea or offer justification for an act, especially before proof is available. -
allege
To report or maintain.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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allege
al-lej′, v.t. to produce as an argument or plea: to assert: (B.) to give proofs—n. Allegā′tion, an assertion.—p.adj. Alleged′, cited, quoted. [Through O. Fr. forms from Low L. ex-litigāre, to clear at law. See Allay above.]
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allege
A French ballast-boat.
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🔤- allege, verb, present, 1st person singular of allege (infinitive).
- allege, verb (infinitive).
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